[Verse 1] Grandma said the woods were old, Never go there late at night. There were things beneath the cold, Things that never liked the light. Uncle Fred rode into town. Something stained the old well. His empty wagon came back down. Something changed. I couldn’t tell. [Chorus] Them ones in the timber. Them ones underground. Wait until the sun goes down. Listen for the sound. Them ones in the timber. Drums across the hill. Board the windows. Lock the door. Hold your body still. [Verse 2] Lucy vanished Halloween. Then cousin came around. Looked like someone I had seen. But his eyes stayed cold and brown. Cap Pritchett came—I begged to go. We went racing through the rain. Something black rose from below. I never saw old Cap again. [Chorus] Them ones in the timber. Them ones underground. Wait until the sun goes down. Listen for the sound. Them ones in the timber. Drums across the hill. Board the windows. Lock the door. Hold your body still. [Bridge] Red fire between the trees. Green fire on the stone. Men were down upon their knees. Something woke below. I ran blind into the night. Every road came back. Now there’s digging by the well. And something in the black. [Final Chorus] Them ones in the timber. Them ones underground. Wait until the sun goes down. Listen for the sound. Them ones in the timber. Drums across the hill. Board the windows. Lock the door. Hold your body still. [Outro] [little boy's solemn spoken voice] “I found this here notebook so I want to put it all down. Then if I get a chance maybe I can send it to somebody who can help me. Or maybe somebody will find it. Anyway, it’s better to write it out as best I can instead of just sitting here and waiting. Waiting for them to come and get me.”
