A Man Who Lived In Leeds

A Man Who Lived In Leeds is a short song from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The song is implying that a man who loved to work on his garden had an intruder come into his home and killed him.



Lyrics
Some say this rhyme doesn't mean anything. Others are not so sure.

There was a man who lived in Leeds,

He filled his garden full of seeds.

And when the seeds began to grow,

It was like a garden filled with snow.

But when the snow began to melt,

It was like a ship without a belt.

And when the ship began to sail,

It was like a bird without a tail.

And when the bird began to fly,

It was like an eagle in the sky.

And when the sky began to roar,

It was like a lion at my door.

(Now drop your voice.)

And when the door began to crack,

It was like a penknife in my back.

And when my back began to bleed,

(Turn out any lights.)

I was dead, dead, dead indeed!

(Jump at your friends and scream:)

“AAAAAAAAAAAH!”