From the musical “The Woggle Bug”, 1905.
Words by L. Frank Baum.
Music by Frederic Chapin.
Sheet music provided by Michael Booth:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Shadows are falling
Screech-owls are calling
Hobgoblins and sprites appear
Booh-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo Booh!
With pranks so bold
You shudder to behold
Them creeping up behind you
Should they find you
Then you’d better scoot, scoot, scoot
And if they’re jeering
Then you’d better be fearing
With devilments wicked they’re chuck full to boot
Refrain
So run away from where the goblins play
‘Mid gloomy shades of night
To scamper they delight
And dance with merry tune
Where shines the ghostly moon
A howlin’ and a scowlin’
You can’t run away too soon
- When forests darken
There if you harken
You will hear the goblins call
Booh-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo Booh!
Hand joined to hand
That grim and awful band
Dance ’round and ’round so madly
That you’ll gladly
Shake your heels and scoot, scoot, scoot
With nerves a-shiver
And your flesh a-quiver
This company doubtless the timid won’t suit
Sung here by Vancha March: