Good night/
Don’t let the bed bugs bite/
But if they do/
Take your shoe/
And beat them ’til they’re black and blue
[/ And smell like poo (optional)]
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Good night/
Don’t let the bed bugs bite/
But if they do/
Take your shoe/
And beat them ’til they’re black and blue
[/ And smell like poo (optional)]
Our family’s version is:
Good night, sleep tight,
Don’t let the bedbugs bite
If they do
Get up and fight!
In my house it was
Good night
Sleep tight
Don’t let the bed bugs bite
See you in the morning light
at our house we sing the “goodnight” song that i believe finds its origins as a traditional “last call” drinking song. we sing “goodnight ____, goodnight _____, goodnight _____, it’s time to say goodnight”, inserting any family member, pet, toy, relative, or object of furniture that comes into our child’s mind. we no longer feel like lunatics singing “goodnight lamp” or “goodnight milk” - anything to get the kid to sleep.
Isn’t that goodnight song featured in “The Wasteland”? I think it is.
My dad’s version was:
We were all about Depression-style economy in my house.
Mine is:
Good night, don’t let the bed bugs bite, and — most important — don’t bite the bed bugs!
Also, though I’m an atheist, I like my variation on Madeline: Good night little boys, thank the Lord you are well, and now go to sleep, said Mommy and Daddy (or Daddy and Daddy if Mary’s not there)….
In my house, it was, “Goddammit, go to bed already!”