(Hello? Anybody down there? I can't see in the dark...) (Look, I got a broom handle and I'm not afraid to swing it!) I heard a thump against the floorboards right around three I left the bedroom with no slippers on my cold feet I gripped the yellow plastic casing of the flashlight The little bulb was flickering and giving half light I hit the fifth step and the wood gave out a loud squeak I froze in place and tried to listen for a whole week There was a cardboard box shoved right behind the furnace Whatever moved inside that corner had a purpose I hear the rustle in the insulation wool My nerves are jumping and my hands are getting full Down in the basement, nobody move (Nobody move) I got the broom handle ready to prove (Ready to prove) Down in the basement, turn on the lamp (Turn on the lamp) Walking on concrete, freezing and damp (Freezing and damp) I took three steps across the cold foundation mortar I saw two eyes reflecting yellow in the corner I raised the broomstick like a spear above my shoulder I told myself that every second I was bolder Then from the shadow came an orange tabby stray cat Knocked down a paint can and a plastic baseball bat It looked right at me like I owed it twenty dollars I dropped my hands and let out fifteen different hollers I hear the rustle in the insulation wool My nerves are jumping and my hands are getting full Down in the basement, nobody move (Nobody move) I got the broom handle ready to prove (Ready to prove) Down in the basement, turn on the lamp (Turn on the lamp) Walking on concrete, freezing and damp (Freezing and damp) Down in the basement, nobody move (Nobody move) I got the broom handle ready to prove (Ready to prove) Down in the basement, turn on the lamp (Turn on the lamp) Walking on concrete, freezing and damp (Freezing and damp) Took the cat upstairs and gave him half a can of tuna Should have known the whole commotion would be over sooner (Basement, yeah) (Lock the door)
