Tom T. Hall - Fox on the Run
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- "Fox on the Run" was first recorded by the English band Manfred Mann as a single issued in November of 1968, which reached #5 in the UK pop charts by the following month. It was later introduced to bluegrass by Bill Emerson and quickly became a bluegrass favorite. In 1976,Tom T. Hall covered the song on his Album, "Magnificent Music Machine", where it reached the #1 position on the Billboard Country Charts.
Vocals: Tom T. Hall
Words & Music: Tony Hazzard
Original Album: Magnificent Music Machine (Mercury Records - 1976)
Lyrics:
She walks through the corn leadin' down to the river
Her hair shone like gold in the hot mornin' 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
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 mornin' 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 fortify 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 mornin' 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 - Hudba
I was blessed to have met Tom T.Hall twice in the seventies. He was such a deep and wise gentleman and so talented. I miss him. #RIP my friend.
I wish FM radio still had country music on it. Sad days
This version won me an award, for which many thanks.
cheers
Tony Hazzard
Thanks for such a great song! I just heard it for the first time earlier this year. My buddy and I are learning it now. I love your chord progression from Am D C G! Take care!
@@folkchick1 Thanks for your appreciation, folkchick1! And good luck with learning it!
So you’re that guy. You’ve caused me enormous grief. I was on the road with a bluegrass band for decades and had to do this song over and over and over. Requested almost every night and it wasn’t even a song I’d recorded.
But seriously you sure have quite the legacy if you’d never written anything else. That’s the sort of song that all songwriters dream of writing: a bonafide classic for all the ages. That song will be sung 200 years from now if civilization stands.
@@CAROLUSPRIMA Thank you, Carolvs. I do apologise for your grief. I hope it will be remembered after I'm gone.... Thank you, again.
@@HazzardTony Thank you. And as a songwriter my own self I confess to being a bit star struck.
Tom T was one of my best friends and paid you quite the compliment by recording this. As you know he recorded very few songs that he didn’t write.
I do think, however, that the definitive bluegrass version (though not the first bluegrass version, which many do not realize) was the Country Gentlemen cut circa 1971. After Charlie Waller sang that song it stayed sung.
Anyway I think I’m qualified to say that Rocky Top and Fox On the Run are the two most requested bluegrass songs ever.
Take care and good to see you’re still around. I’ve heard your name forever it seems and never dreamed I’d communicate with you. My heroes have always been songwriters.
Take care.
This is my favorite version of "Fox on the Run."
Personally, I like the fourth "Like a fo0Ox" haha--like how The Country Gentlemen do it. It just seems lacking with only three.
Rest in peace, Tom. You were a great singer and songwriter and all the stories you told in your songs will stand the test of time.
I was just in Nashville.. This song and bluegrass isn't in town. God speed to my father who recently passed and loved this song!!
Now if you know country, this is a classic. This is the definition of pure country. I can play this song for 24 hours, damn good SOLID country. And Tommy T can sing it..........
It's actually a rock song Manfred Mann did it first.
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Mr. Hall in England when he did a USO show for us. What a great gentleman. He missed his flight because he wanted to shake everyones hand and give an autograph to anyone wanting it. Thank you posting this.....
My pop played this song on so many stages throughout my life. Parkinson’s has stolen his ability and will eventually take him from this world. This song brings me back to better times with my pop.
R.I.P. Tom T. Hall.. "Fox on the Run" is one of my all time favorite recordings of yours. I first heard of Tom T. through his guest appearances on the television show, 'Nashville Now'. I also recall that Tom T. did commercials for Tyson chicken. This was in the mid 1980s. I was born in the mid 1970s so I was still a child...when I'd see him on television I'd always wonder why he held his guitar in such a unique way. I have several CDs of his and a 1995 box set. Almost all of his songs are online so I rarely play the CDs anymore.
When he dabued here in the sixties in north Hollywood he created quiet a stir! RIP you and Dixie.
Tom and Marty robins both held their guitars that way!
So sad to learn of his passing today. This was my favorite Tom T. Hall song.
Tom T is the best. Just pure country. Ms Dixie is a heartbreaker & fox holler is a mansion & a home.
My sister and I performed this song about 25 years ago at a place called the Lil ole Opry in SE Missouri 😅
I need to go to bed, but this song is like potato chips.
I think do too
Been stuck on Tom T halls song that how I got to Memphis
I’m sitting here tonight listening to every version of this song.
And pleasantly surprised that I like them all
Rip Tom t hall. I hope you meet my grandpa.
Sure brings back some great times as a 6oung man!
I had completely forgotten this song and then last night I was passing a business that had this playing on their radio and without thinking I was singing along.
I love you.You don't know.
Never a disappointment from Tom T Hall.
Never any punctuation either.
Tom T comes in a close second to the Country Gentlemen...you just can't beat their harmonies and banjo.
The epitome of my love life....my first marriage...happened to me .just like Tom sings about.
Thank you for all your positive comments, especially Steven S and Lucy B: much appreciated. JasonL77, I wrote this song long before The Sweet's song. They copied the title and even the rising harmonies. By the way, someone told me that all the different versions of FOTR (my song, not Sweet's!) have been viewed 1.4 million times on CZcams. I like the Zac Brown Band version, too.
I'm a bit of a bluegrass fan and always thought FOTR was a Country Gentleman song, interesting to learn it's origin.
The sweet song is good, but your song is better... Two different styles of song... I have 19 songs on you tube, and half have titles one one else has.. No small feat..
My most popular song is predivorce paranoia... Only good thing my first wife ever did for me...
Awesome song Tony. All the versions are great. This is my favorite.
@@thomasrobinson182 Thank you, Thomas. :)
It's an absolute gem
This is so damn good I can't stand it. The lyrics in the chorus are magic. Brilliant.
Joel Kuiper agree, the whole album is a gem
@@joramvandervorst7715 brings my magical second wife back to me
I saw him perform live 45 years ago at the Gallia County Ohio Fair, it was the first pure country concert of my life.
Don't Get Much Better Than Tom T,,,
So glad to grow up with this music
many years ago I had a couple friends who could play old country and bluegrass in school, one day we were outside and I asked if they knew this song they did they started picking and me and a couple guys sung it. ended up with a crowd. then we sung La Bamba and the Mexican guys moved up front and they were clapping the loudest. music can bring people together.
Greatest example of teenagers just being in the moment open to all cultures and styles of music amen!
I love this song so much, it brings back the best memories, my dad used to always play this song for us in the car. He would sing it at the top of his lungs. :)
Rip to one of the best country singers of all time
I will remember this song after I die and live in Heaven. I'll be polite and won't try singing it. The angels might bash my head in!
I always wanted to be that woman, lol! There have been a few but I gave up the one that mattered. But he gave me his child!
Tom T had the best version of this song over all others.
Love Tom T. !! Never knew he sang a bluegrass song, but dang it if he don't! This was great!
+Perry Mike You new to country music?He's a living legend.
+doughesson Yeah, I'm pretty new to country music. I never listened to it until about 1962. I never heard of Tom T. Hall except for about 1968 through 2016. I don't guess I ever heard him sing more than a coupla' hundred songs or so. I only have three of his LP albums. Yeah, I'm pretty new to country music.
AMEN
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Her hair shone.like gold in the hot mornin" sun...."
Love you Tom
Tom T is a legend.he wrote more good songs than we've had pisses.so long Tom T.
Tom just sings it better than anybody else. My favorite song of his. Thanks for posting it.
great bluegrass toe tapper but nobody sings it like Tom!
Good Music,Really Good Music, Good Memories
This is one of my favorite shower songs
Greatest song he ever released....
This is one of my favorite songs because my grandpa used to sing it with his band. It’s so nostalgic.
my favorite Tom T. Hall song
Mine too
David Allan Coe mentions this in his song 'Family Reunion'.
God Bless Tom T. Hall
My old Green Beret Friend told me he drank beer with Tom T. regular in Sopchopie Fla.. I think his last Album was Songs Of Sopchopie.
I have trying to find song 🎵 ever since I heard on bluegrass country station in 1981 finally found it heard it on Willie's road house on xm radio 👍💖🙏✝️
First heard this tune on my Mama's turntable in '77. Man, that was a LONG time ago.
I remember back in the late 80’s he had a son doing Rock music can’t remember his name but seen him play in Tennessee..
Wow! What an honor to get a response to my video by you, Mr. Hazzard. This song is the most watched video of all 29 videos that I have uploaded on CZcams. It speaks just how popular this song still is and it wouldn't be possible had you not written it many years ago. Congrats on the award for Tom T's version. Well deserved for such a great and well written song. ~Steven Spolar
Amen
Another big song for Tom T. Hall. And its a great one. Sing it to us country man. Just can't get enough of your songs......
Add me to the "I love this song group" makes me what to pick up my guitar again...fabulous song, you get another award from me...thank you Tony Hazzard.
The best at this is Charlie Waller and the Country Gentlemen. that being said, i never tire of hearing Mr. hall sing this. His album Magnificent Music Machine is some great music and great bluegrass. Tom T. started in bluegrass but said his voice was too low to sing lead. he has been a treasure of pleasure!!
I used to listen to my Tom t Hall tape over and over when I was driving truck. This was my favorite! Thanks!
Wow it took till 2008 to get him in the hall of fame! What a joke he earned it every step of the way.
RIP Tom T. noone was like you n never will be. ty Sir you are loved n not forgotten
Rest In Peace Tom T Hall he was such an amazing storyteller and singer🕊♥️
My Grandpa loved this song. He was a fox hunter.
Dierks Bentley should've included this bluegrass gem on his "Up On The Ridge" bluegrass album. I listen to this version all day, all night, then wake up and listen again.
Rest in peace.
A healthy prosperous old school country persona, all my Blessings and Respect ✊ 🙏
What a beautiful, heartfelt version of this great tune. Just loved it! It really swung, great harmonies, and full of deep emotion. Don't think it's ever been (or can be) topped!
My uncle Benny Strong and his band use to sing this song an I always loved hering them sing it. I miss him. I hope he is still singing in heven!
I love that for the most part the images of Tom T are dark except when he is with miss Dixie 💖💖💖
I've listened to Country music for as long as I remember. Although I am from western N.C. where Bluegrass music is prevalent, this is the song that got me interested in in that form of music at the age of 14, way back in 1976. Nobody does this song as well as Tom T. Hall and there are some great versions out there.
Tom T Hall. We didn't deserve him, but luckily we had him. RIP Great One.
Like a fox (like a fox, like a fox)...Man this song really sticks in your head!
Got to give my respect to the man who wrote this. Many thanks, Mr. Hazzard.
I don't know who you think you are and don't you ever forget that boy
Rest In Peace Tom. You will be missed
I lived this song. Still think of her time to time. Good stuff 👍
Viva the memory and music of Tom T. Hall.
how can you not like this song dear god it is perfect
Rest easy, Storyteller.
WOOOOOWWW, oh yeaah !
This song is timeless! Well written Mr Hazzard! I agree with Mr. Spolar. What an honor to have the man responsible for this song to take the time and comment. Dave Conger
Hometown 30 minutes from me
My favorite blue grass song.
Thankya kindly👍✌💛
One of the greatest country music singer to ever live
This is one of my all-time favorites, Tony, a great song!
Thanks for posting with lyrics. Hard to pick a favorite Tom T. song he's got so many great ones, but thisun's up there. What a prolific story teller! I just noticed on Wikipedia he also wrote "Harper Valley PTA" AND Alan Jaxons "Itty Bitty." Wow! Long Live Tom T. Hall ! !
+StevieB1362 Tom T did not write this song
It really lives and breathes, regardless
He sang it at the John Wayne Theater, don't remember the year.
Rest In Peace
Like a lonely Fox boys I need a place to hide!
met him in 1993 at carter caves state park near olive hill kentucky
Love this song, and love Tom T.
Probably my all time favorite song or close to it
Tom T Hall was a great songwriter, and unique country singer, not like the mainstream country and not like the outlaw country, either. I have his songwriting book, and, when I got it, I was surprised to find that it was discarded from Nashville Public library and signed by Tom T. Hall.
Country nobility right there 1:36
This is the first song I remember knowing the words to. Dad played guitar and sang this and had me do back vocals
Me at 6 years old: “LIKE A FOOOOX
LIKE A FOX ON THE RUUUUN” lol
YEEEE... and might I add... HAAAA!
Wonderful, never gets old! Thank you very much!
I lovetom t. Hall is the greatest of All
Rest In Peace, Mr Hall. 😩❤️
Back in the day, a good friend of mine covered and recorded this version of the song with his band in tribute to The Story Teller. I was known for cuttin' a rug or two, and my wife of 28+ years and I met for the very first time dancing to this very song. That band was gracious enough to come play our wedding and instead of a more traditional tune, the two of us chose this one for our first dance as a married couple. If you want to see their version search CZcams for Phil Delta Fox On The Run
One of my all time favorites.
When I think of all the truly great country singers who have gone on, and then think of what we have left today. The ones that we have (and probably ever will have) will never make up for the ones we have lost. RIP Tom T.
I remember summers like this. Wheat fields, appaloosas and the wind thru my hair. Thanks for posting this.
Brings back many memories!!! Thanks!!