The narrator describes how it was a day in October when the sun began to fade and winter broke summer's promise, as the rain came falling down and someone claimed to see the bogeyman in town. Mickey tells his mother that Linda is pregnant, and when she asks if he loves her and when the wedding will be, he responds that they were thinking about a month, before Christmas.

1. Narrator:
It was one dayin Octoberwhen thesun began to fade,
and winter brokethepromise that summer hadjust made
it was one dayin Octoberwhen therain came falling down,
and someone said thebogeyman was seen around thetown.
Mickey:
Mam. Linda's pregnant!
Mrs. Johnstone:
Do you love her?
Mickey
Yeh!
Mrs. Johnstone
when's theweddin'?
Mickey
We thought,about amonth.
Before Christmas anyway.
Narrator:
It was one dayin Octoberwhen thesun began to fade,
and winter brokethepromise that summer hadjust made
it was one dayin Octoberwhen therain came falling down,
and someone said thebogeyman was seen around thetown.
Mickey:
Mam. Linda's pregnant!
Mrs. Johnstone:
Do you love her?
Mickey
Yeh!
Mrs. Johnstone
when's theweddin'?
Mickey
We thought,about amonth.
Before Christmas anyway.