Ghoulies

Watch out kiddies Here they come If you don't like ghoulies You'd better run They're creeping out From under the bed From out of the closet And under the spread They're making these weird And unearthly squeals I'm not even sure These ghoulies aren't real Mom says they surely Are all in my head I can feel this bumping Under my bed Can't pull up the covers They're under there too I just saw one Wearing my shoes Shrieking and squealing These scary sounds I couldn't move They're all around! Then a strange little fellow Wearing my shoes Started dancing and singing Bout stuff in the zoo I started to giggle At this comical sight Forgot about how I was rigid with fright The song he was singing Was a happy refrain No longer frightened Started giggling again I enjoyed his antics As he danced around Swaying back and forth With these cheerful sounds A feeling of drowsiness Crept over me soon Could see out my window The big yellow moon My fears disappeared And I drifted to sleep As a bunch of ghoulies Started tickling my feet © Jack Ellison 2012