There is a poem by Ruth Moore called THE HANGDOWNS

THERES A HILL ON BARTLETTS ISLAND
SO STEEP AND HIGH AND ROUND
WHERE THE WENDIGO ON HIS BIG FLAT FEET
MAKES TRACKS ALL OVER THE GROUND.
wHERE THE DINGBALLS DING AT THE WILLUMALONES
AND THE SIDE HILL GOUGERS SKI
AND DOCTOR PILLGARLIC WITH HAIR ON HIS TEETLIVES IN A HOLLOW TREE

BUT THE HANGDOWNS, THE HANG-DOWNS
DONT EVER GO NEAR THE HANG-DOWNS
THEY'RE HARD TO SEE, AND THERE'S ONE TO A TREE,
AND, THEY HANG DOWN.

ON EVERY END OF A DING BALLS TAIL
IS A GREAT BIG BOWLING BALL
HEL'LL DING AT YOU ONCE, HE'LL DING AT YOU TWICE
AND BROTHER, THAT WILL BE ALL.
AND DOCTOR PILLGARLIC PLAYS A GAME
ON FOLKS JUST PASSING THROUGH
IF HE PLAYS THAT GAME, YOU WONT BE THE SAME
YOU'LL HAVE HAIR ON YOUR TEETH TOO.

BUT, THE HANG DOWNS THE HANGDOWNS
STAY AWAY FROM THE HANG DOWNS
THEY'RE SLIMEY AND GREEN, AND THE'RE SELDOM SEEN,
BUT THEY HANG DOWN

BIG TUNK AND LITTLE TUNK SLEEP IN THE POND
AS LONG AS THE MOON IS BRIGHT
BUT, LET IT BE FOGGY AND DARK AND STILL,
THEY GO TUNK TUNK ALL NIGHT.
AND THE ABERNITS CREEP OUT OF THE BRUSH
TO WIGGLE UP YOUR NOSE
AND TOBACCO JUICE SQUIRTERS LIE IN WAIT
TO SPIT ALL OVER YOUR CLOTHES.

BUT, THE HANGDOWNS THE HANG DOWNS
YOU BETTER BEWARE OF THE HANGDOWS
YOU BETTER RUN LIKE A SON-OF A GUN
BECAUSE, THEY HANG DOWN

NOW, THE RAZOR SHINS CAN KICK AT A TREE,
AND WHAMMO..DOWN IT WHUMPS
IF ONCE THEY GET A WHACK AT YOUR SHINS
YOU'LL GO HOME ON BLOODY STUMPS
AND THET WILL-AM-ALONES GO ROUND ALL DAY
SOMETIMES THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH
ROLLING POISON TOAD STOOLS INTO LITTLE BALLS
ITS CANDY JUST FOR YOU

BUT THE HANGDOWNS THE HANG DOWNS
DONT FOOL AROUND WITH THE HANG DOWNS
THEY'RE COLDER THAN ICE AND THEY'RE NOT NICE
AND THEY HANG DOWN

OH THE HILL ON BARTLETTS ISLAND IS FULL OF MANY THINGS
SOME GIVE GREAT SQUEALS SOME ROLL ON WHEELS
OR FLY ON GREAT BLACK WINGS
ON YOUR LUCKY DAY, YOU MIGHT GET AWAY
FROM ONE OF THEM, OR TWO,
BUT YOU WONT EXIST AND YOU WONT BE MISSED
OR, MAYBE, YOU WONT BE YOU IF..

YOU RUN AFOUL OF THE HANG DOWNS
THE SLITHERY WITHERY HANG DOWNS
THEY WONT MOVE A HAIR, BUT, THEY'LL BE THERE
AND THEY HANG DOWN...