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October 15, 2013

Halloween Countdown Day 15: Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread Man

Listen, folks, while I sing you the song
Of a gingerbread man who was baked too long
When they opened the oven, he jumped up off the pan
And said, “Run for your lives! I’m the Gingerbread Man!”

Run, run, run, just as fast as you can
You can’t escape from the Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man grabbed a big sharp knife
And the baker ran off screaming for his life
But the baker was fat and he ran too slow
And so the baker man was the first to go

Run, run, run, just as fast as you can
You can’t escape from the Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man ran off down the street
Waving his knife at the people he’d meat
One by one he chased the people through town
And one by one the people all fell down

Run, run, run, just as fast as you can
You can’t escape from the Gingerbread Man

Once the poor townsfolk were laid to waste
The Gingerbread Man took off with haste
To head toward a larger town
To find more people to hack down

Run, run, run, just as fast as you can
You can’t escape from the Gingerbread Man

Then, in the distance, he saw a great city
His smile grew and he said, “Now isn’t that pretty?
A city just bursting with people to slay!
I can’t wait to meet them!  Oh what a grand day!”

Run, run, run, just as fast as you can
You can’t escape from the Gingerbread Man

As the Gingerbread Man neared the great city
He came to a neighborhood, grimy and gritty
And there, on a porch, there sat a very old man
Looking raggedy and thin as the truly poor can

Run, run, run, just as fast as you can
You can’t escape from the Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man leapt up on the stoop
And brandished his knife in a great loop
“I’m the Gingerbread Man, and this is my knife!
And now, poor soul, I’m going to take your life!”

Run, run, run, just as fast as you can
You can’t escape from the Gingerbread Man

The old man looked up with eyes wet like jelly
And a great big growl rolled up from his belly
Suddenly, the knife was sent flying with a kick
Then the Gingerbread Man got gobbled up quick

Run, run, run, just as fast as you can
You can’t escape from a hungry old man

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