Americký zpěvák původem z Chicaga, vl. jm. Samuel Cook (nar. 1931). Jeho záběr sahal od gospelu, blues a soulu až po swing a rock´n´roll. Od 40. let zpíval gospely, nejprve se svými sourozenci ve sk. Singing Children, později ve sk. Highway...

Píseň: Fool's Paradise

Interpret:
Sam Cooke
Album:
Night Beat
I often think off the live I've led
 And O, It's a wonder, I ain't dead
 Drinking and gambling
 staying out all night
 Living is a fool's paradise


 My mother told me and my father told me too
 Said my child, it's all catch up with you


 Drinking and gambling
 Staying out all night
 Living in a fool's paradise


 Though I've learned my lesson
 like all fools I've met
 O, I've learned things in this life
 That I haven't forgotton yet
 My father told me, my mother said it right
 Said my son, you're ruining your life
 Drinking and Gambling
 Staying out all night
 Living in a fool's paradise


 Oh yeah, living in a fool's paradise