->''"If I die before you wake\\
Don't you cry, don't you ache\\
Nothing's ever yours to keep\\
Close your eyes, go to sleep"''
-->-- '''Lullaby''', Music/TomWaits - ''Music/BloodMoney''.

->''"My mother has killed me...''
->''my father is eating me...''
->''my brothers and sisters, sit under the table,''
->''picking up my bones!''
->''They'll bury them,''
->''under the cold marble stones..."''
-->--'''[[CreepyTwins Hansel and Gretel]]''' from ''Manga/BlackLagoon''.


-> ''“If you would seek the true terror in the night, throw away your library of thrillers and gothic romances and turn back to your childhood. There is no darkness quite so potent as that behind the apparently innocent nursery rhyme.”''
-->-- '''Literature/LookToTheWest'''


-> ''Zagreus sits inside your head''
-> ''Zagreus lives among the dead''
-> ''Zagreus sees you in your bed''
-> ''And eats you when you're sleeping''

-> ''Zagreus at the end of days''
-> ''Zagreus sets the skies ablaze''
-> ''Zagreus comes when time's a maze''
-> ''And all of history's weeping''

-> ''Zagreus taking time apart.''
-> ''Zagreus fears the hero heart.''
-> ''Zagreus seeks the final part.''
-> ''The reward that he is reaping.''

-> ''Zagreus sings when all is lost''
-> ''Zagreus takes all those he's crossed''
-> ''Zagreus wins and all is cost''
-> ''The hero's hearts he's keeping.''

-> ''Zagreus seeks the hero's ship''
-> ''Zagreus needs the web to rip''
-> ''Zagreus sups time at a drip''
-> ''And life aside, he's sweeping.''
-->-- '''Gallifreyan nursery rhyme''', ''[[AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho Doctor Who BFA Zagreus ]]''

->''Born in lust''
->''Turn to dust''
->''Born in sin''
->''Come on in''
->''Born in vice''
->''Say it twice''
->''At least twice''
-->--'''[[Series/StormOfTheCentury Andre Linoge]]''', he also likes 'I'm A Little Teapot'.

->''The naughty little woodpecker''\\
''Knocked holes, crumbling the forest.''\\
''The angry wood god turned his beak into poison!''

->''The poor little woodpecker''\\
''His nest was poison''\\
''And his supper too.''\\
''He touched his friends and they all died.''

->''The sad little woodpecker''\\
''His little poison tears twinkle and shine.''
-->--'''The Lullaby''', ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland''

->''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''And what now shall we play?''\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''Now summer’s gone away?''\\
\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''And what then shall we see?''\\
''Tick tock until the day''\\
''That thou shalt marry me''\\
\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''And all the years they fly''\\
''Tick tock and all too soon''\\
''You and I must die''\\
\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''We laughed at fate and mourned her''\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''Even for [[spoiler:the Doctor]]''\\
\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''And all the years they fly''\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''[[spoiler:Your love will surely die]]''\\
\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''He cradled her and he rocked her''\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''Til [[spoiler:River kills the Doctor]]''\\
\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''He gave all he could give her''\\
''Tick tock goes the clock''\\
''Now prison waits for River''
-->--The compiled '''Tick Tock Goes the Clock''', ''Series/DoctorWho: Series 6''


->''All things bright and beautiful''\\
''All creatures great and small''\\
''All things wise and wonderful...''\\
'''''[[spoiler:... Oh God, we killed them all]]'''''
-->--'''Scottish Friends of the Earth advert''' (1990)


->''One, two; Freddy's coming for you''
->''Three, four; better lock your door''
->''Five, six; grab your crucifix''
->''Seven, eight; gonna stay up late''
->''Nine, ten; never sleep again''
-->--''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet''

->''"Eeny... meeny... miney... moe... catch... the tiger... by... his toe... if... he hollers... let him go... My mother... told me... to pick... the very... best... one... and you... are... '''it'''."''
-->--'''Negan''', ''Series/TheWalkingDead2010''

->''We pray to [[CrystalDragonJesus Avacyn]] on high.\\
On snow-white wings fearless you fly.\\
Keep safe our souls. Keep safe our lives\\
May angels watch us from the skies.''
-->--'''[[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Always+Watching Always Watching]]''', ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''

->[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder: They rowed, rowed, rowed their boats ]]
\\
[[/folder]]

[[folder: through the [[Dark World Sargasso Sea ]]
]]\\
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily ]]
\\
[[/folder]]

[[folder: ''[[Leaking Can Of Evil soon we'll all be free ]]
''.]]\\
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Row, row, row your boat ]]
\\
[[/folder]]

[[folder: gently through my dream ]]
\\
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Terribly, terribly, terribly, terribly ]]
\\
[[/folder]]

[[folder: This is all I've seen ]]
\\
[[/folder]]

[[folder: We want to see more. Release us. Wake us from the sea. [[Deal With The Devil Wake us all and you can live the dream forever ]]
...]]
-->--'''[[EldritchAbomination The Dreamers]],''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->''If it's in a word''
->''Or it's in a look,''
->''You can't get rid''
->''of the Babadook.''

->''If you're really a clever one''
->''And you know what it is to see''
->''Then you can make friends''
->''With a special one,''
->''A friend of you and me.''

->''His name is Mister Babadook''
->''And this is his book''
->''A rumbling sound and three sharp knocks''
->''ba ba-ba DOOK! DOOK! DOOK!''
->''That's when you'll know he's around''
->''You'll see him if you look.''

->''This is what he wears on top.''
->''He's funny, don't you think?''
->''See him in your room at night''
->''And you won't sleep a wink.''

->''I'll soon take off my funny disguise''
->''Take heed of what you've read...''
->''And once you see what's underneath''
->''YOU'RE GOING TO WISH YOU WERE...'' '''''DEAD'''''.

->''For those who think''
->''that's just for kids''
->''this thing is not for me''
->''I urge you not''
->''to say those words''
->''Please take this SEE-rious-LY.''

->''There's just NO WAY''
->''You're OFF THE HOOK''
->''If you're ALL GROWN UP''
->''When you read this book''
->''And snub your nose''
->''With a civilized look...''
->''You'll appeal EVEN MORE''
->''to the BIG BABADOOK''

->''And this is what he'll say''
->''"I'll WAGER with YOU''
->''I'LL MAKE you a BET.''
->''[=ThE=] MORE you DENY me''
->''the STRONGER I GET."''

->''"You'll then be my PUPPET''
->''my plaything, my PET.''
->''I'll MAKE you DO THINGS''
->''You'LL be SURE to REGRET."''

->''"YOU CANNOT GET RID OF MEEE!!"''

->''"DARE to LOOK''
->''me in the FACE''
->''TRY to PUT''
->''me in my PLACE"''

->''"I will cause you''
->''So much STRIFE''
->''But you MIGHT''
->''Just get out''
->''With your LIFE"''

->[[spoiler:''"Whether adult or child'']]
->[[spoiler:''Best to give me a HOME'']]
->[[spoiler:''Put the welcome mat out'']]
->[[spoiler:''With a room of my OWN'']]
->[[spoiler:''And accept that I'm here'']]
->[[spoiler:''And from YOU I have grown.'']]
->[[spoiler:''Keep me smaller in size'']]
->[[spoiler:''I might leave you alone."'']]

->(''"I only said MIGHT..."'')

->''If it's in a word''
->''Or it's in a look''
->''You can't get rid''
->''Of the Babadook''
->''And please don't be tempted''
->''To tear up this book.''
-->--'''[[EldritchAbomination The Babadook's]] [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I7TjHe_Hzbw nursery rhyme]],''' ''Film/TheBabadook''

->First day, they come and catch everyone\\
Second day, they beat us and [[ToServeMan eat some for meat]]\\
Third day, the men are all gnawed on again\\
Fourth day, we wait and fear for our fate\\
Fifth day, they return and it's another girl's turn\\
Sixth day, [[HellIsThatNoise her screams we hear in our dreams]]\\
Seventh day, [[BodyHorror she grew as in her mouth they spew]]\\
Eighth day, we hated as [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil she is violated]]\\
Ninth day, [[SlasherSmile she grins]] and [[ImAHumanitarian devours her kin]]\\
Now she does feast, as ''she's'' [[TheVirus become the beast]]...
-->--'''Hespith,''' ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''

->''"Roses are red, violets are blue, one is dead, and so are you!"''
-->--'''The Miner''', ''Film/MyBloodyValentine''

->''"all these ghosts using slowed down nursery rhymes to haunt people like jesus christ for once i wish some dead person would choose gasolina by [[Music/DaddyYankee daddy yankee]] i mean youre already dead. bend the rules. pick a bop."''
-->--[[https://storygirl000.tumblr.com/post/190109173271/ectopusses A Twitter post]] on this trope

->One, two, Freddy's coming for you.\\
Three, four, better lock your door.\\
Five, six, grab a cru-ci-fix.\\
Seven, eight, better stay awake.\\
Nine, ten, never sleep AGAIN!
-->--'''Dylan Porter,''' ''Film/WesCravensNewNightmare''

->''[[MoodWhiplash Hush,]] now, [[TheDreaded hide all you little ones]]\\
Rush now into the [[EldritchLocation middle of nowhere]]\\
[[KnightOfCerebus Singing and laughter will die]]\\
[[DeadlyEuphemism Dreamless sleep]]\\
Follows the [[BigBad Nowhere King]]\\
[[EnemyToAllLivingThings When his kingdom comes, darkness is nigh]]\\\
Quiet, crawl to the [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds in-between]]\\
Silent, secretive feeling\\
Of [[PowerOfHate fearsome hatred that reaches the skies]]\\
You will bring\\
[[ForTheEvulz Joy to the Nowhere King]]\\
[[ImpliedDeathThreat When he sees the light leaving your eyes]]''
-->--"The Nowhere King", ''WesternAnimation/CentaurWorld''

->''You always used to play with us,\\
Now's [[VengefulAbandonedToy our]] turn to play with you.\\
So play along, don't make a fuss!\\
And we'll come up with things to do!\\
We'll make you dance, we'll make you fight.\\
You'll smear yourself with worms all night!\\
We'll make you eat toenails and grease.\\
We'll make you wear an [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking itchy fleece!]]\\
We'll see if you [[DrivenToMadness break when you bend!]]\\
[[MadnessMantra The fun will never end!]]''
-->--[[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS5E36ThePuppets "The Puppets"]], ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''

->''Three blind mice in a row\\
Three blind mice, there they go\\
Marching down the street, single file\\
To a calypso beat all the while''

->''They're looking for the cat\\
The cat that'll swallow the rat\\
They want to show that cat\\
The attitude of three blind mice''

->''Three blind mice, here and there\\
Three blind mice everywhere\\
Searching all around for the cat\\
All over Kingston Town, pitter pat''

->''They caught the carving knife\\
To cut the pussycat's life\\
The puss will get that knife for trifling\\
With three blind mice, o beware''

->''Three blind mice, watch your step\\
Three blind mice, deathly mice\\
Three blind mice, where they go\\
Three blind mice, what they do\\
Three blind mice, oh thee mice\\
Three blind mice, deathly mice''
-->--'''"Kingston Calypso"''', ''Film/DrNo''

->"Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the cir-''cusss...''"
->Her voice is as clear and high as a six-year-old's. You hadn't known that about [[DarkActionGirl Mary]]. That [[HiddenDepths she could sing]]. Almost as well as Victoria.
->What are [[EldritchAbomination the spidery shadows]] that accompany Mary? Why are you alone?
-->--''Literature/LifesLottery''

->''Little John from the big castle\\
Plays with a little boy\\
Snip, snip, snip, off goes his head\\
Bright red, bright red''

->''Little John from the big castle\\
Plays with a little girl\\
Stab, stab, stab, she loses her sight\\
Bright white, bright white''

->''Little John from the big castle\\
Found another friend\\
Slash, slash, slash, into his tummy\\
Out his sides, red and runny''
-->--"Little John from the Big Castle", sung by '''Ghost Children''' from ''VideoGame/ClockTower2''

->''So hush, little human. Don't say a word.\\
Mickey's gonna watch this whole world burn.\\
Death's the only true escape.\\
Dying is the only way.\\
So just relax and close your eyes.\\
Now, it's time for you to die.''
-->-- WebVideo/DavidNear, Suicide Mouse voice

->''NowILayMeDownToSleep''\\
(now I lay me down to sleep)\\
''Pray the Lord my soul to keep''\\
(pray the Lord my soul to keep)\\
''If I die before I wake''\\
(if I die before I wake)\\
''Pray the Lord my soul to take''\\
(pray the Lord my soul to take)\\
''Hush little baby, don't say a word''\\
''[[ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight And never mind that noise you heard]]''\\
''It's just the beasts under your bed''\\
''In your closet, in your head''\\
''Exit light''\\
''Enter night''\\
''Grain of sand''\\
''Exit light''\\
''Enter night''\\
''Take my hand''\\
''We're off to [[Literature/PeterPan Never-Never Land]]''
-->-- "Enter Sandman", Music/{{Metallica}} - ''Music/MetallicaAlbum''
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