Henry Hall — Hush Hush Hush Here Comes the Bogeyman

[Verse 1] Children, have you ever met the Bogeyman before? No, of course you haven't, for you're much too good, I'm 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: [Chorus] Hush! Hush! Hush! Here comes the Bogeyman! 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 [Verse 2] 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! [Chorus] Hush! 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 [Verse 3] 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: [Chorus] Hush! Hush! Hush! Here comes the Bogeyman! Don't let him come too close to you He'll catch you if he can Just pretend, your teddy bear's a dog! Then shout out, "Fetch him teddy!" And he'll hop off like a frog! [Verse 4] Say, "Meow!" Pretend that you're a cat He'll will think you may scratch and That will make him fall down flat Just pretend he isn't really there You will find that Boogeyman 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!