There was a song I used to hear on Triple J Radio (Australia) in the late
nineties, early 2000s, in the morning on Adam and Wil's breakfast show
and I am trying to find out what it was called and who it was by.
Basically it was a sort of acid-jazz number with a woman singing vocals.
It could have been a remake of an older song or a sample of the vocals.

The lyrics that I remember - probably the chorus - were along the lines of:
"I hate to say I told you so
(But I told you so)
...hate to say I told you so
(But I told you so)
What you reap
Is what you sow
What goes around comes around
Now you know
I hate to say I told you so."


I have tried googling the lyrics in various combinations. What
normally comes up is the Hives song, "Hate to Say I told you So" and
that's definitely not it. It is also definitely not J.J. Jackson 'But
It's Alright. It is also not Depeche Mode - Told you so.

I've asked this question once already with no answer - However, a
terrific answerer called fconnolly-ga said he had a song that seemed
like the right one in a mix of his or hers - however fconnolly-ga
didn't have the artist and title. The full lyrics (which seem like the
right ones to me) were:

Excuse the smirk on my face
I find it hard to erase
When you said, you said you were leaving
Wasn't funny at the time
But I knew baby in my mind
was yourself that you where deceiving.

Didn't I tell you, you'd be coming back 
Didn't I tell you, I ain't having that, no, no
Now you wanna come on back to me
Talking about the way it used to be now

I hate to say I told you so
(But I told you so)
...hate to say I told you so
(But I told you so)
What you reap
Is what you sow
What goes around comes around
Now you know
And I hate to say I told you so.

What we had was bonafide
Saw green grass from the other side
Then you said you said you were leaving
I feel a cliche coming on
don't know a good thing when its gone
Well so long but who you deceiving

Didn't I tell you, you'd be coming back 
Didn't I tell you, I ain't having that, no, no
Now you wanna come on back to me
Talking about the way it used to be

_______

I don't think it's an Australian song but it might be.
I'm looking for the artist and the title.

I have it!!!  It is Australian.

Title: Told You So - (Featuring Petra)
Artist: Freestlers 

You can hear a sample of the song at this page.  You must register,
but it is free to hear the 30 second clip of it.  Sounds just as
described.

http://www.last.fm/music/Freestylers/_/Told+You+So+(featuring+Petra)

Album info:

http://www.discogs.com/release/192247

Purchase info:  (Froogle.com search for: freestylers told you so)

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=freestylers+told+you+so&hl=en&btnG=Search+Froogle

Please let me know if you require any further assistance.

Thanks and Enjoy!

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Clarification of Answer by gregaw-ga on 07 Jul 2006 13:29 PDT

In my haste, I miss-typed the artist's name.  it should be:

Artist: Freestylers 

I left out the "y"

Their record label also has a full track of the song (no sign up
necessary), as well as a p.r. blurb about the group, here:

http://mammoth.go.com/freestylers/