Do you hear the Train Man rumbling in the night?
Can you see his dreadful face grinning with delight?
If you hear his horrid wheels clicking round and round,
Cover your head and plug your ears to block the frightful sound.
For any little boy or girl who hears the Train Man speak,
Who feels his rancid breath caress their pretty cheek,
Must close their eyes, pretend to sleep, and very softly pray,
Or else the evil Train Man may carry them away.
—“THE TRAIN MAN,” A NURSERY RHYME