The witches mumble horrid chants,
You’re scolded by five thousand aunts,
A Martian pulls a fearsome face
And hurls you into Outer Space,
You’re tied in front of whistling trains,
A tomahawk has sliced your brains,
The tigers snarl, the giants roar,
You’re sat on by a dinosaur.
In vain you’re shouting “Help” and “Stop,”
The walls are spinning like a top,
The earth is melting in the sun
And all the horror’s just begun.
And, oh, the screams, the thumping heart,
That awful night before school starts.