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Go to Sleep, Children (The Butzemann)

from Be Good, Little Children: The Lullafrights, Volume I by The Rough & Tumble

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The Butzemann as this guise is found in Germany. However, his characteristics transcend as what we commonly know as the Bogeyman, a creature designed to keep children from staying up too late. You may remember him best as the creature that kept trying to crawl out of your closet past bedtime.

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I have checked under your bed,
Quiet, quiet, rest your head.
And your closet, like you said.
Quiet, Quiet, rest your head.
It's just your coat hung on a peg.
Quiet, quiet, rest your head.
And shadow figures in your head,
Quiet, quiet, go to bed.

I'll be safe inside my dreams,
Quickly, Quickly to my sleep.
Trust the moonlight's shadow schemes,
Quickly, Quickly to my sleep.
Tick-tock time will gather me.
Quickly, Quickly to my sleep.
Lights low, headstart to my sleep--
The sweetest thoughts are any dream.

Eile.

Have you checked under my bed?
Quiet, quiet rest your head.
And my closet like you said?
Quiet, quiet, go to bed.
Tick tock time is all I need--
Quickly, quickly to my sleep.
Leave the light or he'll catch me--
Quickly, quickly to your/my dreams.

credits

from Be Good, Little Children: The Lullafrights, Volume I, released October 2, 2020
Mallory Graham: vocals
Scott Tyler: vocals, guitar, music box,
Ruby: scary stories
Recorded and produced by Nolan Rossi at RF Studios

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The Rough & Tumble are a dumpster-folk/thriftstore Americana band consisting of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. Only This Far, their latest full length record is out May 12, 2023. "The bottom line is these are just quality songs, well written, well played, well sung and arranged, and a pleasure from start to end."- AmericanaUK ... more

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