Children, have you ever met the bogey man 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
Hush hush hush, here comes the bogey man 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 the bogey man will run away a mile
Say shoo shoo and stick him with a pin Bogey man will very nearly jump out of his skin Say buzz buzz just like the wasp that stings Bogey man will think you are an elephant with wings
Hush hush hush, here comes the bogey man 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 Bogey man will run away, he'll think it's Henry Hall!
When the shadows of the evening creep across the sky And your mummy comes upstairs to sing a lullaby Tell her that the bogey man no longer frightens you Uncle Henry's very kindly told you what to do
Hush hush hush, here comes the bogey man Don't let him come too close to you, he'll catch you if he can Just pretend your teddy bear's a dog and shout out "Fetch him teddy!" and he'll hop off like a frog
Say miaoow, he'll think that you're a cat He'll think you may scratch him, that will make him fall down flat Just pretend he isn't really there You will find the bogey man will finish in thin air
Here's one way to catch him without fail Just keep a little salt with you and pop it on his tail!