All good children close your eyes Go silently to sleep If you feel afraid there's always Someone there to keep You from being harmed A friend who's never out of reach Sandman, sandman All good children close your eyes Before the lights go down If there's trouble in your mind He's there to ease your doubt When you feel alone You'll hear him shuffling around Sandman, sandman But your mother calls It's time to turn out the light And say goodnight All you children thinking that The man does not exist I suggest you think again This story has one twist Scared that there's a figure You've seen looming in the mist Sandman, sandman He's a sandman, Sandman...