Her Mamma heard her Pleading Say,
“Oh, do not Take the Lamp away!”
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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.
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And all at Once the Bugaboo
Came Rattling down the Chimney Flue;