Spiders know these things Gremlins know these things
Tap, tap, tap, tap You think it's the pipes But who turns on the lights?
Our city hobgoblins Our city hobgoblins
Ubu le Roi is a home hobgoblin And at nights all ready
Our city hobgoblins Our city hobgoblins
Infest my home at night They are not alright Ten times my age One tenth my height
Our city hobgoblins Our city hobgoblins
Buzz of the all-night mill Ah but evil Emigres from old green glades Pretentious, eh?
Our city hobgoblins Our city hobgoblins
They'll get yer So Queen Victoria is a large black slug in Piccadilly, Manchester
Our city hobgoblins
And they say, we cannot walk the floor at night in peace
At night in peace At night in peace At night in peace At night in peace At night in peace At night in peace At night in peace At night in peace At night in peace At night in peace
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“Queen Victoria is a large black slug in Piccadilly, Manchester”. Credit for terrible photo: dannyno (November 2018)
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