From the recording If you're not in bed tonight
Lyrics
If you’re not in bed tonight
If you’re not in bed tonight
If you haven’t brushed your teeth and shined your shoes up bright
If you haven’t said your prayers and closed your eyes real tight
oh if you’re not in bed tonight
The boogie man is gonna get you he’s gonna get you he’s gonna get get get you
If you’re not in bed tonight
If you haven’t drawn the shades and pulled the shutters in tight
If you haven’t put your pajamas on and plumped the pillows just right
oh if you’re not in bed tonight
The boogie man is gonna get you he’s gonna get you he’s gonna get get get you
What’s he look like anyway?
He doesn’t look like Little Richard
Or some zoned-out trucker with a three-day beard
He only makes a slight kind of rustle
He’s never seen so tell me how he came to be so universally feared
Ain’t gonna catch me boogie man I’m too fast
If you’re not in bed tonight
If you haven’t walked the dog and pushed the garbage lid down tight
If you haven’t locked the doors and turned off all the lights
oh if you’re not in bed tonight
The boogie man is gonna get you he’s gonna get you he’s gonna get get get you
Who’s under the bed in there?
He’s bigger than a giant rabbit
He’s smaller than a tiny mouse
He’s an Everyman kind of monster
In each and every kind of house
Ain’t gonna get me boogie man I’m keeping my eyes on you
Oh if you’re not in bed tonight . . .