The Chokey Chant

Oh, Matilda! They're saying she's going to put me in Chokey!

What's Chokey?

They say it's a cupboard in her office that she throws children into

They say she's lined it with nails, and spikes, and bits of broken glass

There's a place you are sent if you haven't been good

And it's made of spikes and wood

And it isn't wide enough to sit

And even if you could

There are nails on the bottom

So you wish you'd stood

When the hinges creak and the door is closed

You cannot see squat

Not the end of your nose

And when you scream, you don't know if the sound came out

Or if the scream in your head even reached your mouth