A shuddering vision appeared one day at the door of my house   Pale spectre and shadow, as if the nose was a hole in the sky   A shivering figure once dragged from the sea like a loathsome head   Undressing before me, then tearing its flesh with demented glee   Sha la la la la   Sha la la la la   Crept into the hallway, already at home on the carpet and walls   Unpacking a suitcase, pale spectre in spare room and under my feet   Now Jove he was half asleep for several hours that afternoon   This unwanted creature crawled into a corner crying ‘Where is the moon?’   Sha la la la la   Sha la la la la   Pale spectre and shadow cried, "Where is the moon tonight? It is like an enormous light"   And I replied   "Heaven’ll help you out, visitant, Heaven’ll help you out"   "Heaven’ll help you out, visitant, Heaven’ll help you out"   Pale spectre and shadow said, "Your tale is not quite right; it is just an outrageous lie"   And I can’t deny   Pale spectre and shadow cried, "Where is the moon tonight? It is like an enormous light   And I replied   I said sha la la la la . . . .