Fool Killer Lyrics - Singles - Gene Pitney

Once there was a boy who left the bed he slept in 

And he ran away 'cause he felt life was cruel 

A killer of fools was walking close behind him 

The boy was afraid that he'd be thought a fool 

Oh the fool killer is a giant they say 

He chops down a fool and he goes on his way 

Better runaway boy was a runaway boy 

Very much like you 

So, he claimed the hills and roamed the woods and valleys 

Just get up and go became his golden rule 

A killer of fools was walking in the shadows 

The boy was afraid that he'd be thought a fool 

Then there came a day a man and woman found him 

Lovingly they smiled and then they called him son 

No more did he fear that wicked old fool killer 

I know that it's true because I was the one 

Oh the fool killer is a giant they say 

He chops down a fool and he goes on his way 

Well who was the fool tell me the boy in his bed 

Or the boy who used to roam 

Runaway boy listen, runaway boy better go on home