He hides underneath your bed at night,

Waiting for your mum to turn off the light,

That evil, nasty, banjoing knave,

The Banjibender is his name!

Oh, he waits for your mum to go to bed too,

Plotting every detail of your upcoming doom,

And all the while playing a tune,

That wicked banjibender!

And when the clock strike one after ten,

He slinks from underneath your bed,

His teeth like daggers and his eyes blood red,

Using his claws to pluck those strings,

A sound more horrible than rusty swings,

And you know he won’t take your teddy bear instead,

That grotesque banjibender!

You yell as loud as you can possibly yell,

Your mom comes running and that banji runs like hell!

You see, the one thing a banjibender hates the most,

Is a mommy or a daddy, or worse, both!

Because a banjibender can’t stand unwavering love,

And mommies and daddies have tons of that stuff!

And one day, you know, you’ll fight the banjibender, too.

And you’ll win, cause your parents gave their love to you.

So don’t be afraid, cause the benjibender will never win,

So long as mommies and daddies keep loving their kids.

So tell your parents everyday that you love them,

They’ll say it back, and the banji will be thwarted once again.

And you know, that banjibender will only stay so long,

Before he gets impatient and leaves with his awful song,

And you can see him off, saying, “Sayonara, so long!”

Congratulations, brave child, the banjibender is gone!