Who, The - Won't Get Fooled Again Lyrics






We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again

The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fold, that's all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they are flown in the last war

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
No, no!

I'll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
Oh I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do ya?

There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by the bye
And a parting on the left
Is now a parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss





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  1. A.... .....

    To Keith and John thank you

  2. S.... R....

    All boys, please put ur sunglases and... 7:44




    YEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    KEITH MOON HAD TO BE PART OCTOPUS. UNBELIEVABLE DRUMMER.

  3. K.... D....

    Unfortunately, we have been fooled again, many times over
    "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." Mark Twain

  4. B.... J....

    7:26-7:45

  5. M.... G....

    How I miss this music! We used to dance to it! We DID get fooled again! (Is it over?)

  6. J.... H....

    DON'T BE FOOLED , The Stones are NOT the world's greatest Rock and Roll band " but I can tell WHO is ! YEEEEEEAAAAH ! ! ! ! !

  7. j.... r....

    Gary Gary Gary Gary Anderson

  8. J.... M....

    This song was my favorite in Rock Band!

  9. e.... ....

    Love how the lyrics fit so well to what is going on to our political apparatus right now. It's stupidly uncanny!!!

  10. M.... S....

    Need For Speed Most Wanted

  11. K.... ....

    Millennial here, lol. I remember my first time seeing The Who, Outsidelands, 2017. I was next to an older guy who was complaining about the new age of music and how everything is digitalized with DJ ser ups that the younger crowd doesn’t know what they’re missing. I wholeheartedly agreed with him and he appreciated my honesty and let me have a puff of his blunt. Little did I know soon after that it was laced with acid, and I swear, the intro between the first and second power chord was some craziest shit I’ve ever experienced, felt like I was floating in space. Trippiest/most awesome experience of my life.

    K.... ....

    Right on!

    K.... ....

    So awesome lmao. Sounds like a scene of a movie

  12. a.... v....

    Alex no se dejará engañar de nuevo

  13. B.... W....

    7:44 when you step on a LEGO

  14. S.... D....

    New boss, same as the old boss
    .. My money’s on humanity 🙏🏼❤️🕊🕊🕊
    WE ARE THE 99% ...
    ... NEVER FORGET 🙏🏼❤️💪💪💪

  15. P.... ....

    7:44 when you finally beat The Perfect Run on Mario Galaxy 2

    P.... ....

    @Pablo Acuña that's what I am going to do when I beat it

  16. S.... S....

    Ont a compris qu’ont passerai plus !

    S.... S....

    Ces une longue histoire !

    S.... S....

    Noter le jour et l’heure !

    S.... S....

    Pour la quincaillerie ces à partir de grandvilliers et sa s’étale sur 2 ans

    S.... S....

    Gili gili

  17. M.... E....

    The greatest SCREAM in rock and roll! Period!

  18. r.... r....

    I guess he got fooled again,,, yeeeeeeaaaahhh!!!!

  19. b.... ....

    If you needed to explain rock guitar sound to someone in 8 minutes, this is how.

  20. L.... G....

    Can you hear that? reaching far away galaxies? that....... YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!@!!!!!

  21. H.... G....

    L wahd l kwava ..

    H.... G....

    kavi hada

    H.... G....

    @roumeissa slimani nti hiya l kavia

  22. �.... �....

    Yaaa.. .. Next time.. Won't get fooled again like usual....after listening this song.😆😂

  23. c.... ....

    Try just to listen to Entwhistle's bass line. Do it once and you'll never hear anything else in this song!

  24. A.... S....

    This song is just as relevant now, here in the states going into the next election, as it ever was.

  25. B.... B....

    (DO YA) FOUR GUY'S WHO ROCK THE WORLD 🎸👊MEET THE NEW BOSS SAME AS OLD BOSS !!!!

  26. T.... S....

    F*ck tRump

  27. S.... ....

    Seen these guys Cotton Bowl, after Keith, forgot this is why. I will visit more often. Forgive Me

  28. m.... f....

    Who won't get fooled again?
    The Who.
    Yes Who?
    The Who.
    Yes who are the Who?

  29. L.... Q....

    Day late (2008-current) billions ‘short’ #blacklivesmatter

  30. s.... ....

    Moon the Loon... Live hard, die young and leave a good looking corpse.

  31. N.... S....

    *George W Bush has entered the chat*

  32. V.... S....

    Dear Millennials,


    This is what is known as "music"

    V.... S....

    @YaBoiZevYT - Okay Millennial... I see why you're so pissed off. The lost generation. ... You get out of mom's basement once a day for an hour of sunshine and then it's back to texting imaginary friends. Hey.... I'd like to hang around and discuss Millennial culture but I don't have a Petri dish....

    V.... S....

    @Sam Haas Boomers will always share the greatest music ever created with anyone who a sense of appreciation.

    V.... S....

    Woah woah woah woah I was joking lol. Y’all need to not get butthurt lmfao

    V.... S....

    I actually love this song I was just busting ur balls

    V.... S....

    @YaBoiZevYT - On politcal threads (where I spend most of my time) the salutation "Okay Boomer" is like lighting a fuse on a case of dynamite.

  33. M.... ....

    The message of the song is that every revolution simply replaces existing tyrants with new tyrants.

    M.... ....

    but yet the sociocommunists continue trying

    can we build it?

  34. b.... c....

    This or whiskey in the jar ????..no sorry they’ll both have to be my all time favourites...who the hell can pick just one anyway!!😎😎

  35. x.... O....

    He kinda sounds like Paul McCartney but it's not actually him

  36. A.... A....

    We are the fools of the world everyone is laughing at us because of Trump we don’t get fooled because trump is a fool till him don’t be a fool

    A.... A....

    You seem to be quite clueless . . .

    A.... A....

    @Jim Lehe <<<<<<----------------------------- Projecting

    A.... A....

    F**** off you stupid liberal

    A.... A....

    I meant alley for that.

  37. J.... R....

    front street worcester mass
    jody welch clean purchase gas
    judas money ass

  38. S.... ....

    7:44 probably the greatest YEEEEAAAAAAHHHH in rock & roll history

  39. W.... G....

    CSI Miami bought me here.

  40. c.... ....

    well, they lost the synthesizer surge somehow. That was always my favorite part

  41. A.... B....

    GOAT drummers: Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Elvin Jones, Keith Moon, not necessarily in that order!

  42. g.... ....

    operation ore !!!!!!!!!!!!

  43. r.... v....

    Positive vibes....no more to say

  44. P.... M....

    Thats cry 😍

  45. J.... T....

    People have already said it, but it bears repeating: Keith Moon's drumming is superlative in this. The writing and guitar playing by Townshend is brilliant, John Entwhistle on bass is incredible and Roger Daltrey's vocals are rightfully legendary; but for me the drumming just stands out. The fills, the rhythms, the just endless invention. It's his ability to maintain a clear rhythm whilst still creating this outpooring of rhythmic ideas that makes him stand out. Definitely there have been drummers who technically could do things in terms of speed or complexity that Moon might not have done; but to me that's not the point. It's making the drums tell a story that makes it worthwhile listening to, and re-listening to, and re-listening to. Try that with most drummers and you'll be bored before you've listened to the track the second time over. With Keith there's always something new to hear. He treated drumming as an artform like an Indian Classical musician or a jazz drummer, but in a way that is super rare in rock or pop.

    J.... T....

    I agree. For me personally, as a lapsed Catholic, this is my fucking anthem

  46. J.... ....

    WISMICHUUUUUUUUUU

  47. L.... R....

    Can we remember this in the 2020 election? Thanks, I knew ya could!

  48. D.... B....

    WOW! WOW!

  49. M.... O....

    Real drumming/beats not simplistic, repetitive jungle beats of today.

  50. J.... H....

    Legend has it that Jim Henson created the crazy drumming Muppet "Animal" based on Moon the Loon. That's so awesome.

    J.... H....

    I can see the resemblance :)

    J.... H....

    Luxa Underlander
    Not a legend, a fact! Who else could he have used! Of course it’s Keith!!!

    J.... H....

    @Greg Jones It is him 😂😂😂

    J.... H....

    you are right Mister

  51. n.... ....

    It's 2020 and we are still singing this song...... The world will never change.

    n.... ....

    @Unknown I'd rather pick up my guitar and play....... just like yesterday.

  52. R.... L....

    this song just gets better

  53. M.... R....

    🧨🧨💯🎶🎼💯💯🎶🎼💯🎶2020

  54. B.... S....

    "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." Mark Twain

    B.... S....

    Couldn't have said it better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-14SllPPLxY

    B.... S....

    Lovely saying, but then again, they won't let me vote.

    B.... S....

    But we won't get fooled again

  55. P.... Z....

    🖤 +:)

  56. S.... S....

    6:36 as I kid Ioved it so much, Its sublime.

  57. R.... ....

    All the way from scotland, the two time premier League winner and the back to back champion....of the woooooooooorrrrrrrrrllllllllld. Gary. The flying Scotsman. Andeeeeeeersoooooon

  58. j.... 0....

    Still the go to album of the seventies! Without a doubt my favorite when i was a teenager back then. A perfect album. The BMW of rock albums.

  59. N.... A....

    This song tastes like Coca Cola every time I listen to it.

    N.... A....

    The word “epic” still doesn’t do it justice.

  60. D.... S....

    You really have to wonder have we learned a lesson, finally. It's not all political pose; maybe "charge on" is a better bet. Not sure; you have my sympathy.

  61. K.... n....

    Vimal brought me here. Who else?

    K.... n....

    iran bro

  62. F.... S....

    The day I'll pass away, that's the only thing I would like hear .... no cry, no pain, no regrets, just rock'n'roll forever !

  63. M.... P....

    Released in the Year 1971 - I still like it in 2020.

  64. H.... M....

    I came for Keith Moon's drum solo.

  65. H.... M....

    Abbott and Costello..."Who's on 1st?"...No,the WHO always closes the show.

  66. I.... P....

    Symbole du carré collant étrangement avec le film 2001 l'Odyssée de l'espace .

  67. R.... T....

    Went to the concert at the arena in Seattle 1973 still can't here still worth it best of best and led zepplin I'm so blessed

  68. O.... M....

    If you start playing Won't Get Fooled Again at 11:52:15 pm on New Years Eve the clock hits midnight right as Daltrey goes YEEEEEEEEAHHHH!!!

  69. R.... O....

    isn't this on Sell Out? I always wondered what it was doing there - great ace track as it is, and wasn't it a bit of a hit record? really these are questions, I've loved the Who for ages and I know there's thickipedia but - ya know, we ain't sat on a bus!

  70. G.... B....

    The Who were not fucking around when they wrote Won't Get Fooled Again as a fuck you to the established order and they also had the mindset with Won't Get Fooled Again that fuck this shit with Won't Get Fooled Again us The Who will also take no Prisoners with this song.

    G.... B....

    #anarchy

  71. G.... R....

    i do not care its awesome!

  72. J.... A....

    the Who were a very different band. Entwhistle was the lead player and Townsend the rhythm, and then, well Keith Moon, well regulated in studio and insane live. The first time I saw them live was in a very odd concert in the Oakland ballpark. Opened by the Grateful Dead, followed Up by the Who. Daltry was stripped to the waist, and in probably the best shape of his life, and it tweaked my gayness, big time. My only problem with the performance was the pre-recorded sequencer stuff on "we wont get fooled again" and "baba o'riely" as it prevented improv which the Who were known for.

  73. K.... N....

    NICE BELOW.....

  74. X.... M....

    Main Title Theme Song For “Chloe’s Closet & CSI Miami”
    “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
    Score Arranged & Composed By: Jeff Gordon
    Performed By: The Who feat. Mermaid Girl
    Rearranged & Produced By: Rick Mulhall
    Music & Lyrics By: Pete Townshend
    Additional Score By: PeppaMint

    Mermaid Girl performs courtesy of Downtown Music.

  75. V.... H....

    ESTO ES VERDADERO ROCK Y ESE GRITO DEL FINAL ES LA ESENCIA DEL ROCK SIN DUDA ALGUNA

  76. R.... W....

    This is THE Best rock song from this Era! The scream in the says it all! ...... YEAH,!!

  77. L.... F....

    PETE TOWNSHEND A GENIUS

  78. D.... ....

    I just want to play the first 33 seconds in a continuous loop, and then all cares fade away....

  79. V.... ....

    7:44 So, Bruce Dickinson steal it

  80. f.... f....

    Those were the days!!

  81. N.... S....

    You need to listen to this 5 times, one as a whole, then the vocals, then drums, then bass guitar then lead guitar. Or any order you like.
    Oh and keyboards. Maybe 6 times then. Sheer quality.

  82. a.... d....

    I used to hate The Who until about 20 years back.Funny how you grow-up and suddenly appreciate blindingly good tunes

  83. c.... ....

    Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

  84. S.... L....

    What a great drummer,You were special Kieth+

  85. C.... Y....

    Took a big dab now im high as fuck, I love this song ❤

  86. E.... C....

    “I’m on the boat!” ~Goat from Netflix Green Eggs and Ham.

  87. m.... ....

    I don't care for rock music, but this song brought me here. I love the intro organ sounds of this song.

  88. K.... L....

    Liliac Band Abigail

    K.... L....

    Liliac Band Abigail

  89. F.... B....

    me Fred Boucher am still listening in December 2019

    F.... B....

    Fred Boucher nice

    F.... B....

    I’m Chris Kohart and I’m here too

  90. P.... F....

    Greatness

  91. R.... W....

    They decide and the shotgun sings the song.

  92. C.... t....

    Classic!

  93. B.... M....

    We'll be fighting in the streets
    With our children at our feet
    And the morals that they worship will be gone
    And the men who spurred us on
    Sit in judgement of all wrong
    They decide and the shotgun sings the song

    I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
    Take a bow for the new revolution
    Smile and grin at the change all around
    Pick up my guitar and play
    Just like yesterday
    Then I'll get on my knees and pray
    We don't get fooled again

    The change, it had to come
    We knew it all along
    We were liberated from the fold, that's all
    And the world looks just the same
    And history ain't changed
    'Cause the banners, they are flown in the next war

    I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
    Take a bow for the new revolution
    Smile and grin at the change all around
    Pick up my guitar and play
    Just like yesterday
    Then I'll get on my knees and pray
    We don't get fooled again, no, no

    I'll move myself and my family aside
    If we happen to be left half alive
    I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
    Though I know that the hypnotized never lie
    Do ya?

    Yeaah!

    There's nothing in the streets
    Looks any different to me
    And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
    And the parting on the left
    Is now parting on the right
    And the beards have all grown longer overnight

    I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
    Take a bow for the new revolution
    Smile and grin at the change all around
    Pick up my guitar and play
    Just like yesterday
    Then I'll get on my knees and pray
    We don't get fooled again
    Don't get fooled again, no no

    Yeaaah!
    Meet the new boss
    Same as the old boss