He Perched upon the little Bed

And scratched the Girl until she bled.

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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!

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So, children, when in Bed to-night,

Don’t let them Take away the Light,