somewhere there should be for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of stone an image of a man who let love slip through his hand and then let him stand there all alone so build a statue and oh build it high so the world can see and inscribe the world s greatest fool and name it after me mmm and there on his face a gold tear should be placed to honor every tear he shed and i think it would show and everyone would know concealed inside is a broken heart so build a statue and oh build it high so the world can see and inscribe the world s greatest fool and name it after me so build a statue and oh build it high so that all can see and inscribe the world s greatest fool and name it after me yeah yeah and name it after me4