Cat. #1010 (MFH #278) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 7, 1969
VERSE 1
Well, I just moved into my new house today
Movin' was hard but I got squared away
Bells started ringin', chains rattlin' loud
An' I knew I'd moved in a haunted house
VERSE 2
Till I made up my mind I'se goin' to stay
Nothin' was goin' to drive me away
Well, I saw somethin' that give me th creeps
Had one big eye an' two big feet
VERSE 3
I stood right there an' I did th free
Did this stroll right up to me
Made a noise with his feet that sounded like a drum
Said, don't be here when th morn'n comes
VERSE 4
I said, I'll be right here when th morn'n comes
Be right here an' I ain't a gon'na run
Bought this house, seein' I'm th boss
An' h'it ain't no haint gon'na run me off
VERSE 5
In my kitchen th stoves blazin' hot
Coffee was a boilin' in th pot
Grease had melted in th pan
Had a hunk of meat in my hand
VERSE 6
From out'a space there set a man
On th hot stove with th pots an' th pans
I said, that's hot as I begin to shout
He drinked th hot coffee right from th spout
VERSE 7
He eat th raw meat right from my hand
Drinked th hot grease from th pan
Said to me, now you'd better run
An' don't be here when th morn'n comes
VERSE 8
I said, I'll be right here when th mornin' comes
Be right here an' I ain'ta gon'na run
Bought this house, see'n how I'm th boss
An' th haint no haint gon'na run me off