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