The Bed Bugs Come to Call

About the present epidemic.

The Bedbugs Come to Call

 

By Elton Camp

 

 

All my life I’ve heard of this pest.

In filthy houses they come to nest.

Bed bugs you will never detect

Where people have self-respect.

 

But now we find that is not true.

Several things we may come to rue.

First of all, we never can tell

Who was before us in the hotel.

 

We must take the greatest care.

Bed bugs can be most anywhere.

On spreads or sheets they like to hide

On upholstered chairs they’ve been spied.

 

Maid brings them on the housekeeping cart.

Or aboard the luggage carrier they may dart.

So when we leave the Marriott,

Sneaky hitchhikers we have got.

 

In the dressing room of the clothing store,

Must never lay our garments on the floor.

Use the hook on the wall.

Coat, clothes, purse and all.

 

In doctor’s waiting room never dare

Sit on cloth cushioned couch or chair.

If we buy from any yard sale,

Wash the garment without fail.

 

Use water hot as can be

To help stay bed bug free.

Don’t think it can’t happen to you.

It may, despite all you try to do. 

 

But even if the pests we acquire,

They cause no real illness dire.

So try to have a restful night.

And don’t let the bed bugs bite.