There’s Something in the Wood Shed

There’s something in the wood shed,

   I thought I heard it growl, 

      I thought I heard it slither,                                       

         I thought I heard it howl.                                  

            There’s something in the wood shed,

             I’ve heard it day                                                                   

             . . .   and night.                                     

          I’ve heard it chase the neighbour’s cat,                                   

        And it gave our dog a fright!                           

     There’s something in the wood shed,

    I’ve seen its shining eyes

  Watching for the moon to wake,

   And light the darkened sky.                                  

                       There’s something in the wood shed,

                         And when the moon is bright,                              

                           I’ve seen it make a shadow

                             Upon the shed at night.                        

                             There’s something in the wood shed,

          So I crept in there to peek,                               

         And hiding right behind a log  

        Was a barn owl . . .

       fast asleep.