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