Curved Air - Phantasmagoria lyrics

I bet you sometimes wonder What is standing right behind you Keep looking over your shoulder to see what is there The solemn church bell pealing Some Mephistophelian stealing Quietly along through the night to hide under your bed Don't ring for a taxi Don't call a policeman Don't send for a doctor he'll just give you pills Don't hide in the cellar You may not believe it It's probably friendly, just alone like you You run upstairs and lie there Waiting for the floor to creak and And something goes bumpity-bumpity-bump up the stairs The time has come to wonder Who could be the owner of that Cold clammy hand that's exploring the end of the bed Don't ring for a taxi Don't call a policeman Don't send for a doctor he'll just give you pills Don't hide in the cellar You may not believe it It's probably friendly, just alone like you So if you get lonely Just think of the summer And swimming in sky blue, drift your mind away So when next time comes You feel you're being followed by a Ghoul with a highly intelligent flair for a bet Just turn and lead it by the hand And take it home and tell it "Take it from me that you need all the friends you can get" Don't ring for a taxi Don't call a policeman Don't send for a doctor he'll just give you pills Don't hide in the cellar You may not believe it It's probably friendly, just alone like you So if you get lonely Just think of the summer And swimming in sky blue, drift your mind away