As read by Kathleen Hanrahan on GE 26.10.96. (Unfortunately, the ending was cut off by a distraught Paul Moth...) |
There is a
tale known by many deceased The dark, fearsome yarn of the Great Wooly Beast He's covered with fur, matted and foul The hum coming off him will make children howl There's talk of a maw with teeth set like knives Those who have felt them have paid with their lives He might fancy your head, or your liver instead You are his dinner, laying in bed He starts at your toes, for soft brain he's bound He slurps and chaws loudly, your sweet spots he's found He savours each bite, he chews with no haste Each bone full of marrow he sucks for the taste But the worst little boy...
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