| Children have You ever met the Bogeyman before?
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| No, of course You haven’t for You’re much too good, I’m sure;
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| Don’t You be afraid of him if he should visit You,
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| He’s a great big coward, so I’ll tell You what to do:
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| Hush, hush, hush, here comes the Bogeyman,
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| Don’t let him come too close to You, he’ll catch you if he can.
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| Just pretend that you’re a crocodile
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| And you will find that Bogeyman will run away a mile.
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| Say «Shoo shoo"and stick him with a pin
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| Bogeyman will very nearly jump out of his skin
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| Say «buzz buzz"just like the wasps that sting
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| Bogeyman will think you are an elephant with wings
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| Hush, hush, hush, here comes the Bogeyman
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| Tell him you’ve got soldiers in your bed
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| For he will never guess that they are only made of lead
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| Say «Hush hush», he’ll think that you’re asleep
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| If you make a lovely snore away he’ll softly creep
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| Sing this tune you children one and all
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| Bogeyman will run away, he’ll think it’s Henry Hall!
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| When the shadows of the evening creep across the sky
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| And your Mummy comes upstairs to sing a lullaby |
| Tell her that the bogeyman no longer frightens you
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| Uncle Henry’s very kindly told you what to do
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| Hush, hush, hush, here comes the Bogeyman
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| Don’t let him come too close to you, He’ll catch you if he can.
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| Just pretend your teddy bear’s a dog
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| Then shout out, 'Fetch him, Teddy!' |
| and he’ll hop off like a frog.
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| Say «Meoow», pretend that you’re a cat
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| He’ll think you may scratch him that make him fall down flat
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| Just pretend he isn’t really there
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| You will find that Bogey man will vanish in thin air
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| Here’s one way to catch him without fail
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| Just keep a little salt with you
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| and put it on his tail |