Tail like a question mark
Saw a spoon move by itself
In the middle of the dark
Teacup trembled, saucer spun
Mama said, “Now hush, my dear”
But the china made a tiny laugh
And the hallway grew a ear
Up went the curtain
Down went my spine
Something in the ceiling
Twiggy, Twiggy, what you see?
Something dancing over me
Twiggy, Twiggy, in the sky
Little cold lights passing by
Oh, the strange and the bright
Oh, the weird in the night
Twiggy, Twiggy, what you see?
Something dancing over me
A silver hum above the barn
Made the apples shake and ring
Three thin shadows crossed the moon
Like a broken wedding string
Grandma crossed herself and grinned
Said, “That’s not from here, my girl”
Then a blink of bluish fire
Spun a ribbon through the world
Not a bird
Not a plane
Just a crooked little wonder
Twiggy, Twiggy, what you see?
Something dancing over me
Twiggy, Twiggy, in the sky
Little cold lights passing by
Oh, the strange and the bright
Oh, the weird in the night
Twiggy, Twiggy, what you see?
Something dancing over me
Twiggy leapt up on the glass
Puffed her fur and gave a stare
I heard the attic start to sing
With a hundred tiny stairs
If it’s a ghost, let it waltz
If it’s a star, let it fall
If it’s a ship from nowhere else
Come and show your face to all
Twiggy, Twiggy, what you see?
Something dancing over me
Twiggy, Twiggy, in the sky
Little cold lights passing by
Oh, the strange and the bright
Oh, the weird in the night
Twiggy, Twiggy, what you see?
Something dancing over me