She walks through the corn leadin' down to the river Her hair shone like gold in the hot morning sun She took all the love that poor boy could give her And left me to die like a fox on the run Like a fox (like a fox, like a fox) On the run Now everybody knows the reason for my fall A woman tempted me down in paradise hall This woman tempted me, and she took me for a ride Like a lonely fox, boys, I need a place to hide She walks through the corn leadin' down to the river Her hair shone like gold in the hot morning sun She took all the love that a poor boy could give her And left me to die like a fox on the run Like a fox (like a fox, like a fox) On the run ♪ Oh, we'll drink a glass of wine, boys, to purify our soul We'll talk about the world and the friends we used to know I see a string of girls who have put me on before The game is nearly over and the hounds are at the door She walks through the corn leadin' down to the river Her hair shone like gold in the hot morning sun Oh, she took all the love that poor boy could give her And left me to die like a fox on the run Like a fox (like a fox, like a fox) On the run