When it's late at night and you're trying to get to sleep
And suddenly you hear a tiny little creak
And your mind starts painting pictures in your head
And pretty soon you wonder just what's under your bed

Oh, it might be a 'gator or a big black snake
From a bottomless pit of an old earthquake
Or some slimy creature coming up from the deep
Sometimes it's hard for you to get to sleep

Now during the day you like to sit and play
Your room's a little messy but you like it that way
Still you don't play too near the edge
'Cause you just don't know what's under your bed

And it might be a 'gator or a big black snake
From a bottomless pit of an old earthquakе
Or some slimy creature coming up from bеlow
It'll grab your foot and never let go

When it's late at night and you hear a little sound
It's nice to know that your mom's around
You call for her, you say, "I thought I was dead
'Cause there's some sort of creature hiding under my bed!

And it might be a 'gator or a big crocodile
With long white teeth and a hungry smile
Or the loch ness monster coming up from below
Whatever it was, it was licking my toe!"

Now moms are great, they're hard to scare
She's not afraid to look under there
She gets her flashlight and she shakes her head
As she pulls those creatures out from under my bed

Two mismatched socks, a pair of underwear
My new softball and my old teddy bear
Thirteen pennies and a few cracker crumbs
And a little candy heart that says, "Let's Have Fun"

Well, the story's been told, it's all been said
There're no real creatures hiding under your bed
Just a few of your things, maybe some money
And a few little friends that was call dust bunnies
But there're no alligators, no big black snakes
To bother you or keep you awake
So the next time you hear a tiny little creak
Just close your eyes and go back sleep
Close your eyes and go back sleep
Close your eyes and go back sleep

You go on back to bed now, darlin'