The Awful Bugaboo.

There was an awful Bugaboo Whose Eyes were Red and Hair was Blue; His Teeth were Long and Sharp and white And he went Prowling ’round at Night. ❦ A little Girl was Tucked in Bed, A pretty Night Cap on her Head; Her Mamma heard her Pleading Say, “Oh, do not Take the Lamp away!” ❦ But Mamma took away the Lamp And oh, the Room was Dark and Damp; The little Girl was Scared to Death— She did not Dare to Draw her Breath. ❦ And all at Once the Bugaboo Came Rattling down the Chimney Flue; He Perched upon the little Bed And scratched the Girl until she bled. ❦ He drank the Blood and Scratched again— The little Girl cried out in Vain— He picked Her up and Off he Flew— This Naughty, Naughty Bugaboo! ❦ So, children, when in Bed to-night, Don’t let them Take away the Light, Or else the Awful Bugaboo May come and Fly away with You!