Well, she tucked Johnny in Sang a lovely melody Mommy sat down to a nice cup of tea When, at last, she could finally let go of all her cares There was Johnny running down the stairs Screaming! "Mommy, there's a banshee under my bed I can't go to sleep In the morning I'll be dead! If you don't come quick She'll eat off my head! There's a banshee Under my bed!" "Johnny get to bed You've been up far too late. I'm gonna count to ten Or woe will be your fate When your father gets home He'll beat you bloody red. Ain't no banshee under your bed." "Mommy, there's a banshee under my bed I can't go to sleep In the morning I'll be dead! If you don't come quick She'll eat off my head! There's a banshee Under my bed!" "She's a modern day Medusa And she's ugly as sin." Banshee! "She'll eat you up alive And she'll spit out your skin." Banshee! "Oh Mommy I ain't fibbin' I'm begging on my knees!" Banshee! "You gotta just believe me Please Mommy, please!" It was late last night, I was dazing in a dream When I was awoken by a horrible scream Ahhhh! So I ran into me brother's room And tell you what I seen. There she was crawling under his bed "Mommy, there's a banshee under my bed I can't go to sleep In the morning I'll be dead! If you don't come quick She'll eat off my head! There's a banshee Under my "Mommy, there's a banshee under my bed I can't go to sleep In the morning I'll be dead! If you don't come quick She'll eat off my head! There's a banshee Under my "Mommy, there's a banshee under my bed I can't go to sleep In the morning I'll be dead! If you don't come quick She'll eat off my head! There's a banshee-ee-ee Under my bed!"