Sneaking Up On Boo Radley

Crawl up the back steps up to the back door Reach up in the dark, turn the handle a little more Open up real slow so the door won't creak Look ahead, look behind, don't shuffle your feet [Chorus] They say he's crazy, they say he's gone We play our tricks, make up funny songs Sneaking around, feeling badly Sneaking up on Boo Radley Hear the caterpillar crawl, hear the bed buds bite Hear the crickets scream, all the sounds of the night Hear the sound of footprints on the ground I think I say Don't step on the lightning bugs, watch the crack in your knees [Chorus] They say he's funny, got a loose screw Stay away, he's a threat to you Give him a break, what do we know Might turn out we would like him so We fear what we just don't know I heard he served a long time ago He saw some things we'll never know We laugh and sneak around in the night Fun and games but I know it's not right Scared and fascinated Ignorant we castigate him Scared and fascinated Ignorant we flagellate him They say he's crazy, they say he's gone We play our tricks, make up funny songs Down the street walking sadly Little sister loves him madly Feeling like the man from Gladly Sneaking up on Boo Radley Sneaking up on Boo Radley --- Sneaking up on Boo Radley - Bruce Hornsby