No Puppies in da Woods

Da afternoon sun went down behind da trees A white van stopped wiv a chillin' breeze A man wiv hollow eyes whispered soft an' low "Da puppies are inside, come on, let’s go" Liam an' Maisie stepped right into da freezin' shack But dere were no puppies, an' da door went clack He locked it from da outside wiv a wicked smile Maisie, "I’ll go fetch 'em, just wait a lickle while." Oi, lickle children, walkin' froo da trees Don't trust da stranger blowin' wiv da breeze No lickle puppies waggin' wiv dere tail Just a dark old cabin an' a rusty nail! "We are trapped," whispered Maisie, lookin' all around Dey found a fick rope lyin' on da ground Dey tied it tight an' low, right across da floor An' hooked a heavy iron chain right above da door Footsteps in da gravel, da key turned in da lock Da creepy geezer pushed open da door wiv a shock "Time for your surprise!" he laughed out so mean But he didn't know da trap dat he 'adn't seen. Oi, lickle children, walkin' froo da trees Don't trust da stranger blowin' wiv da breeze No lickle puppies waggin' wiv dere tail Just a dark old cabin an' a rusty nail! Da 'eavy chain swung down, hit 'im in da chest He stumbled back an' tripped, da rope did da rest He crashed onto da concrete, 'is ankle turned an' broke' Is oil lamp flew wide an' went right up in smoke Dry newspapers caught fire, da flames start to rise Da kids just stood dere watchin' wiv cold, dark eyes Maisie took da 'eavy chain, hit 'im on da knee Liam smashed da firewood, now dey were free. Oi, lickle children, walkin' froo da trees Don't trust da stranger blowin' wiv da breeze No lickle puppies waggin' wiv dere tail Just a dark old cabin an' a rusty nail! Da cabin burned down, dey locked da 'eavy door Threw da keys into da bushes, 'e won't 'urt no more Dey walked back 'ome together, holdin' 'and in 'and Singin' Li'l Red Ridin' Hood across da dark land Dey wiped da soot right off an' stepped into da hall "Mum, we are 'ome!" dey said, actin' normal froo it all Liam looked at Maisie on da stairs, wiv a sigh: "It’s a proper shame dere were no puppies," 'e said passin' by.