"Only a Fool Would Say That" is a song by the American rock band Steely Dan from their 1972 debut album Can't Buy a Thrill, written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.
"Only a Fool Would Say That" is a song with lyrics aimed at Beatles musician John Lennon.
In 2024 American Songwriter said that the lyrics were chiding Lennon for "being out of touch with reality.
The track ends with the phrase "Solamente un tonto diría eso", Spanish for "only a fool would say that", spoken by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.
[4] Mojo magazine ranked it number 25 in their list of Steely Dan's 30 Greatest Songs.