I bet you sometimes wondered 
What is standing right behind you 
Keep looking over your shoulder to see if it's there 
The solemn church bell pealing 
some mephisophelean stealing 
Quietly along through the night to hide under the bed 

Don't ring for a taxi 
Don't call a policeman 
Don't send for a doctor he'll just give you pills 
Don't hide in the cellar 
You may not believe it believe it 
It's probably friendly, just alone like you 
 [bad word] upstairs and lie there 
Waiting for the floor to creak and 
Something goes bumpity bumpity bump up the stairs 
The time [bad word] to wonder 
Who could be the owner of that cold clammy hand 
That's exploring the end of the bed 

Don't ring for a taxi 
Don't call a policeman 
Don't send for a doctor he'll just give you pills 
Don't hide in the cellar 
You may not believe it 
It's probably friendly, just alone like you 

So if you get lonely 
Just think of the summer 
And swimming in sky blue, drift your mind away 

So when next [bad word] 
You feel you're being followed by a 
Ghoul with a highly intelligent flare for a bet 
Just turn and lead it by the hand 
And lead it home and tell it 
"Take it from me that you need all the friends you can get" 

Don't ring for a taxi 
Don't call a policeman 
Don't send for a doctor he'll just give you pills 
Don't hide in the cellar 
You may not believe it 
It's probably friendly, just alone like you 

So if you get lonely 
Just think of the summer 
And swimming in sky blue, drift your mind away