There's a lonely house At which the folks all stand around and stare And if you ever want to take a look You'll find an old caretaker there When you step inside He tells his tale of ghosts that whine and wail Around and round they walk the place at night And this is how he tells his tale Oh hear that bogey wail, up and down the scale Creepin' in and out of every room Bogey wail, what an awful wail Guaranteed to fill your soul with gloom Kinda freezes you, then it kinda teases you That mysterious groan Makes you panicky you when you hear that minor moan Bogey fears, make you strain your ears When you're on your own alone at night Here it comes, nearer yet it comes Fillin' every marrow-bone with fright A sort of sneakin' round A freakin' round You long to see the moonlight pale Every night, when you dim the light You can hear the bogey wail