Under The Bed

Under The Bed - Nellie Wallace

My mother said when first I wore

A long black skirt and blouses

You always keep an eye on any

Thing that's wearing trousers

They're always running after

Chitty little girls like me

But if one starts to cheek me

I control my dignity

My mother said 'always look under the bed

Before you blow the candle out

See if there's a man about'

I always do you could make a bet

But it's never been my luck to find

A man there yet

One night I found a man upstairs

Beneath my bed how funny

But when I pulled him out I found

It was but a tailor's dummy

And oh it did upset me so

I screamed out in alarm

But I made it stop there all night

Because it couldn't do me harm

My mother said 'always look under the bed

Before you blow the candle out

See if there's a man about'

I always do you could make a bet

But it's never been my luck to find

A man there yet

You the did dignity up

For the light for the love

All a big point

Come bit other light point

The girl next door had burglars in

Beneath her bed one tarried

She caught him and reformed him

In a fortnight they were married

If there's a young man here tonight

Who fancies I'm alright

I'd leave our doors wide open

If he'd rob our house tonight

My mother said 'always look under the bed

Before you blow the candle out

See if there's a man about'

I always do you could make a bet

But it's never been my luck to find

A man there yet

They only light late only feel hut to

All three one don't don't don't don't don't

Door will don't don't don't don't don't don't

Lady for late

But it's never been my luck to find

A man there yet