Up flies the kitenDown falls the larknAunt Lucy Broadwood got lost in the dark.nnLucy left home about half past eightnAnd she hadn’t got further than the garden gatenWhen a big black bird dropped a stone from the sky,nLeft Lucy there on the path to die.nLucy jumped up and shook her fistnSaying, “Heres another girl from the town you’ve missed”nBut she looked again and she was alone - nNothing on the ground but a feather and a stone.nnUp flies the kitenDown falls the larknAunt Lucy Broadwood got lost in the dark.nnAt the edge of the wood where the grass is wetnUp jumped a man with a clarinet.nBlew a note both loud and clearnAnd left it hanging in Lucy’s ear.nAunt Lucy Broadwood was quite impressed,nClosed her eyes and started to undress,nTurned three times around and the man wasn’t there -nAnd all she could do was stand and stare.nnUp flies the kitenDown falls the larknAunt Lucy Broadwood got lost in the dark.nnLucy went further than she knew she should,nShe came to a house in the middle of the wood.nThe door was bolted and the windows were barrednAnd she thought she heard the voice of her Ma.nSo she called out “Mother, I know you’re in there,”nAnd up went the cry through the still green air.nIf Mother was there, she never heard,nThe only sound was the screech of a bird.nnUp flies the kitenDown falls the larknAunt Lucy Broadwood got lost in the dark.nnLucy didn’t know which way to turnnWhen a bush behind her started to burn.nShe though of Moses in the Holy BooknTurned around to have a look.nAnd who should it be but the devil in blacknHe blasted out of the ground with a crack,nHoisted her up on his hungry shouldernAnd carried her off to hell like a boulder.nnUp flies the kitenDown falls the larknAunt Lucy Broadwood got lost in the dark.nnHell was hot and what was more,nHell was a terrible, terrible bore.nShe didn’t think she could last the nightnSo she opened the door and turned on the light.nThe bulb fused out with a fizz and a crack,nAnd the door slammed shut on Lucy’s backnUp flew the kite, down fell the lark,nAunt Lucy Broadwood was lost in the dark!nnUp flies the kitenDown falls the larknAunt Lucy Broadwood got lost in the dark.