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A song I often close my live show with in order to calm everyone down after the fun. Beautiful lyrics from Jodi Hamlyn Harris which often hold kids spellbound.

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Chloe was scared of the dark and the night
And the strange things you see when you turn off the light.
The monsters, the creatures, the shadows that creep
kept Chloe awake when she wanted to sleep.

One night her Mummy, (who didn’t get frights)
Explained that the night-time was really alright
And the monsters and creatures would all disappear
If she went straight to sleep, and let good dreams appear!

So Chloe lay down for the first time that night
And promised herself she would not get a fright.

She climbed under the covers and put down her head
And then she saw something on the end of the bed!
It looked like a monster with sharp, shiny teeth
And a horrible nose, with hair underneath.

“Mummy!” she cried “come and turn on the light!
There’s a monster in here, I was right! I was right!”
So Mummy rushed in, in a flash she was there
“You big silly duffer, it’s your own teddy-bear!”

So Chloe lay down for the second time that night
And promised herself she would not get a fright.

She was just getting sleepy, her eyes nearly closed
When a crocodile jumped up and snapped at her nose!
He was slippery and slimy and really quite tall
And his tail made him nearly as long as the wall!

“Mummy!”, she cried “come and turn on the light!
There’s a crocodile here and he’s going to bite!”
So Mummy rushed in, (she knew what it would be)
“It’s a big funny shadow from the Jacaranda tree!”

So Chloe lay down for the third time that night
And promised herself she would NOT get a fright.

She lay down on her pillow, all covered with sheep
And she tried and she tried, but could not go to sleep.
She kept hearing noises and seeing bad things
Like flying platypuses with horns on their wings!

But this time she thought “I will NOT get a fright”
And she got out of bed and she turned on the light.
She laughed when she saw what had made her afraid -
A big stripey moth on her yellow lampshade!

So Chloe lay down for the last time that night
And never again did she call out in fright.

credits

from TRUCKS DUCKS AND SCARY MONSTERS, released June 1, 2016
Brett Campbell and Jodi Hamlyn Harris

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Brett Campbell Maleny, Australia

Brett Campbell is an Australian children's musician.
Playing more than 200 shows a year, Brett is a busy professional musician who has also released 7 albums in the last 10 years.
He has performed at many of
Australia's best festivals and has toured nationally every year since 2009.
Brett has twice visited the US to play shows and has performed several
concerts in London. ... more

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