"Oh, do not Take the Lamp away!"
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.
And all at once the Bugaboo
Came Rattling down the Chimney Flue;
He Perched upon the little Bed
And scratched the Girl until she bled.
He drank the Blood and Scratched again—