The Little Man Who Wasn't There
A Poem & Song
This poem is also called "Antigonish". It was written by American poet, Hughes Mearns. This poem was inspired by reports of a ghost roaming the stairs of a house in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
The Little Man Who Wasn't There
Poem
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today,
I wish, I wish he'd go away...
When I came home last night at three,
The man was waiting there for me
But when I looked around the hall,
I couldn't see him there at all!
Go away, go away, don't you come back any more!
Go away, go away, and please don't slam the door...
Last night I saw upon the stair,
A little man who wasn't there,
He wasn't there again today
Oh, how I wish he'd go away...
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This poem was adapted and put to music in 1939 by Harold Adamson, music by Bernie Hanighen. Glenn Miller sang it.
