The Man Who Wasn't There

Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn’t there.
He wasn’t there again today;
I wish, I wish he’d go away...

When I came home last night at three,
The man was there, waiting for me.
But when I looked around the hall,
I couldn’t see him there at all.

Go away, go away, don’t you come back any more.
Go away, go away, and please don’t slam the door...

Last night, upon the stair,

I saw a man who wasn’t there.
He wasn’t there again today;
Oh, how I wish he’d go away...