"Dumb Blonde" is a song originally by Dolly Parton that Melanie Martinez covered twice.
Background[]
The first time Melanie covered this song was on her Instagram story on March 15, 2019 and the second time was during an interview with Beats 1 on September 9, 2019.
Theme[]
The song is from the perspective of someone after a breakup. They know their ex-lover will try to come back to them and expects them to be forgiving, but the song states that they won't fall for the manipulation tactics their ex-lover will use.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Don't try to cry your way out of this
Don't try to lie or I'll catch you in it
Don't try to make me feel sorry for you
Just because I'm blonde
Don't think I'm dumb
Because this dumb blonde isn't nobody's fool
When you left you thought I'd sit
And you thought I'd wait
And you thought I'd cry
You called me a dumb blonde
Ah, but somehow I lived through it
And you know if there's one thing this blonde has learned
Blondes have more fun
[Chorus]
You flew too high up off the ground
It's stormy wheater and had to come back down
But I've found new thread for my old spool
Just because I'm blonde
Don't think I'm dumb
Because this dumb blonde is nobody's fool
[Verse 2]
When you left you thought I'd sit
And you thought I'd wait
And you thought I'd cry
You called me a dumb blonde
Ah, but somehow I lived through it
And you know if there's one thing this blonde has learned
Blondes have more fun
[Chorus]
You flew too high up off the ground
It's stormy wheater and had to come back down
But I've found new thread for my old spool
Just because I'm blonde
Don't think I'm dumb
Because this dumb blonde is nobody's fool
[Verse 1]
Don't try to cry your way out of this
Don't try to lie or I'll catch you in it
Don't try to make me feel sorry for you
Just because I'm blonde
Don't think I'm dumb
Because this dumb blonde isn't nobody's fool
When you left you thought I'd sit
And you thought I'd wait
And you thought I'd cry
You called me a dumb blonde
Ah, but somehow I lived through it
And you know if there's one thing this blonde has learned
Blondes have more fun
[Chorus]
You flew too high up off the ground
It's stormy wheater and had to come back down
But I've found new thread for my old spool
Just because I'm blonde
Don't think I'm dumb
Because this dumb blonde is nobody's fool
[Verse 2]
When you left you thought I'd sit
And you thought I'd wait
And you thought I'd cry
You called me a dumb blonde
Ah, but somehow I lived through it
And you know if there's one thing this blonde has learned
Blondes have more fun
[Chorus]
You flew too high up off the ground
It's stormy wheater and had to come back down
But I've found new thread for my old spool
Just because I'm blonde
Don't think I'm dumb
Because this dumb blonde is nobody's fool
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Melanie has said this is her go-to song to cover on the guitar.