John was not an evil man nThough far from perfect true nAnd he spent his days a rovin’ though nHe’d a wife and daughter too nHe staggered home one drunken night nAnd paused beneath an oak nTo warm himself and rest a while nHe’d move on when he woke nAnd though he’d built a fire to ward nOff the evenin’ chill nThe embers slowly died from sight nThe woods grew cold and still nnJohn awoke to a huntsman’s horn nJoooohn! nAnd the bayin’ of some hound nArooooooooooo! nI’ve stumbled in just before the morn’ nTo some noble’s hunting ground nHe saw the hound all pallid white nWith ears a bloody red nAnd then he saw the Huntsman nAnd John was filled with dread nnRun for your life John nThe Wild Hunts comin’ nComin’ after thee nRun for your life John nThe hounds are callin’ nCallin’ out to thee nTake to the hills nTake to the woods nHie through the brambles and see nIf you can’t outrun them nUntil the morning nSee if you can’t get free nnWell over hill through forest too nThrough stream and thorny briar nThe Huntsman and his hounds kept chasing nNever would they tire nAnd John he knew if he could last nUntil the mornin’ light nWhy he would have outrun them nAnd made it through the night nBut it was yet some hours until nHe’d see the mornin’ sun nAnd then he heard the hounds again nThis chase had just begun nnRun for your life John nThe Wild Hunts comin’ nComin’ after thee nRun for your life John nThe hounds are callin’ nCallin’ out to thee nTake to the hills nTake to the woods nHie through the brambles and see nIf you can’t outrun them nUntil the morning nSee if you can’t get free nnJohn made it back unto his home nAnd saw an awful sight nFor it was all abandoned nO’ergrown in just one night n“Full twenty years have come and gone nsince all me drunken days. nIf I knew then what I know now nI’d ’ve changed my rovin’ ways” nThe Huntsman gave a soulless laugh nMwa-ha-ha-haaa nJohn cried, “By all good men nI’ll never let ya have me!” nRun John! nAnd the chase began again nnRun for your life John nThe Wild Hunts comin’ nComin’ after thee nRun for your life John nThe hounds are callin’ nCallin’ out to thee nTake to the hills nTake to the woods nHie through the brambles and see nIf you can’t outrun them nUntil the morning nSee if you can’t get free nnAnd if you’re there some moonlit night nWhen the woods grow cold and still nWhy you’ll see John the rover nThey say nHe runs there nStill nn(slowly, hauntingly) nRun for your life John nThe Wild Hunts comin’ nComin’ after thee nRun for your life John nThe hounds are callin’ nCallin’ out to thee nTake to the hills nTake to the woods nHie through the brambles and see nIf you can’t outrun them nUntil the morning nSee if you can’t get free nn(at speed) nRun for your life John nThe Wild Hunts comin’ nComin’ after thee nRun for your life John nThe hounds are callin’ nCallin’ out to thee nTake to the hills nTake to the woods nHie through the brambles and see nIf you can’t outrun them nUntil the morning nSee if you can’t get free nnRun for your life John nThe Wild Hunt’s comin’! nJoooohn! nn n n