Phantasmagoria

I bet you sometimes wondered
What was standing right behind you
Keep looking over your shoulder to see if it's there
The solemn churchbell pealing
Some Mephistophelean stealing
Quietly along through the night to hide under your bed.

Don't ring for a taxi
Don't call a policeman
Don't send for a doctor
He'll just give you pills
Don't hide in the cellar
You may not believe it
It's probably friendly
Just alone like you.

You run upstairs and lie there
Waiting for the floor to creak
And something goes bumpity-bumpity-bump up the stairs
The time has come to wonder
Who could be the owner of that
Cold clammy hand that's exploring the end of the bed.

Don't ring for a taxi
Don't call a policeman
Don't send for a doctor
He'll just give you pills
Don't hide in the cellar
You may not believe it
It's probably friendly
Just alone like you.

So if you get lonely
Just think of the summer
And swimming in sky-blue
Drift your mind away.

So when the next time comes
You feel you're being followed by a
Ghoul with a highly intelligent flair for a bet
Just turn and lead it by the hand
And take it home and tell it
"Take it from me that you need all the friends you can get".

Don't ring for a taxi
Don't call a policeman
Don't send for a doctor
He'll just give you pills
Don't hide in the cellar
You may not believe it
It's probably friendly
Just alone like you.

So if you get lonely
Just think of the summer
And swimming in sky-blue
Drift your mind away.