Once there was a boy who left the bed he slept in
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And he ran away 'cause he felt life was cruel
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A killer of fools was walking close behind him
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The boy was afraid that he was a fool
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Oh the fool killer is a giant, they say
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He chops down the fool and he goes on his way
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That runaway boy was a runaway boy
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Very much like you
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So he climbed the hills and roamed the woods and valleys
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Just get up and go became his golden rule
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A killer of fools was walking in the shadows
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The boy was afraid that he was a fool
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Then there came a day a man and woman found him
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Loving meeting smile and then they called him son
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No more did he fear that wicked old fool
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I know that it's true because I was the one
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Oh, the fool killer is a giant, they say
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He chops down the fool and he goes on his way
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Well, who was the fool, tell me
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The boy in his bed, or the boy you used to know
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Runaway boy, listen
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Runaway boy, better grow on better
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Fool Killer
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| Gene Pitney |
