Gene Pitney - Fool Killer lyrics

Foolkiller
"Gene Pitney"
Year Song Released 1963
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 foolkiller is a giant they say
He chops down a fool and he goes on his wa-ay-ay
Better runaway boy was a runaway boy
Very much like you
So he climed 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 foolkiller is a giant they say
He chops down a fool and he goes on his wa-ay-ay
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