Me Tie Dough-ty Walker!

Me Tie Dough-ty Walker! is a story about a haunted house where a severed head falls down the chimney every night. It appears in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. A retelling of an old Kentucky story named "The Rash Dog and the Bloody Head," collected by Dr. Herbert Halpert in Bloomington, Indiana. It was one of the many stories that inspired the Jangly Man for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2019.

The Story

There was a haunted house where every night, a bloody head fell down the chimney- At least that's what people said. So nobody would stay there overnight. Then a rich man offered two-hundred dollars to whoever would do it. And this boy said he would try, if he could have his dog with him. So it was all settled. The very next night, the boy went to the house with his dog. To make it more cheerful, he started a fire in the fireplace. Then he sat in front of the fire and waited, and his dog waited with him.

For a while, nothing happened. But a little after midnight, he heard someone singing softly and sadly out in the woods. The singing sounded something like this: "Me Tie Dough-ty Walker!" "It's just somebody singing," the boy told himself, but he was frightened. Then his dog answered the song. Softly and sadly it sang: "Lynchee Kinchy Colly Molly Dingo Dingo!"

The boy could not believe his ears. His dog had never uttered a word before. Then a few minutes later, he heard the singing again. Now it was closer and louder, but the words were the same: "Me Tie Dough-ty Walker!" This time, the boy tried to stop his dog from answering. He was afraid that whoever was singing would hear it and come after them. But his dog paid no attention and again it sang: "Lynchee Kinchy Colly Molly Dingo Dingo!" A half-hour later, the boy heard the singing again. Now it was in the backyard, and the song was the same. "Me Tie Dough-ty Walker!"

Again the boy tried to keep his dog quiet, but the dog sang louder than ever: "Lynchee Kinchy Colly Molly Dingo Dingo!" Soon, the boy heard the singing again. Now it was coming down the chimney: "ME TIE DOUGH-TY WALKER!" The dog sang right back: "LYNCHEE KINCHY COLLY MOLLY DINGO DINGO!" Suddenly, a bloody head fell out of the chimney. It missed the fire, and landed right next to the dog. The dog took one look, and fell over, dead from fright. The head turned and stared at the boy. It slowly opened its mouth and-

(Turn to one of your friends and scream:)

“AAAAAAAAAAAH!”

Stories
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark	Strange and Scary Things • The Big Toe • The Walk • What Do You Come For? • Me Tie Dough-ty Walker! • A Man Who Lived In Leeds • Old Woman All Skin and Bone • The Thing • Cold As Clay • The White Wolf • The Haunted House • The Guests • The Hearse Song • The Girl Who Stood on a Grave • A New Horse • Alligators • Room for One More • The Wendigo • The Dead Man's Brains • May I Carry Your Basket? • The Hook • The White Gown • High Beams • The Babysitter • The Viper • The Attic • The Slithery-Dee • Aaron Kelly's Bones • Wait Till Martin Comes • The Ghost with the Bloody Fingers
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark	Hoo-Ha's • Something Was Wrong • The Wreck • One Sunday Morning • Sounds • A Weird Blue Light • Somebody Fell From Aloft • The Little Black Dog • Clinkity-Clink • The Bride • Rings On Her Fingers • The Drum • The Window • Wonderful Sausage • The Cat's Paw • The Voice • "Oh, Susannah!" • The Man In The Middle • The Cat in a Shopping Bag • The Bed by the Window • The Dead Man's Hand • A Ghost in the Mirror • The Curse • The Church • The Bad News • Cemetery Soup • The Brown Suit • Ba-Rooom! • Thumpity-Thump
Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill your Bones	Boo Men • The Appointment • The Bus Stop • Faster And Faster • Just Delicious • Hello, Kate! • The Black Dog • Footsteps • Like Cats' Eyes • Bess • Harold • The Dead Hand • Such Things Happen • The Wolf Girl • The Dream • Sam's New Pet • Maybe You Will Remember • The Red Spot • No, Thanks • The Trouble • Strangers • The Hog • Is Something Wrong? • It's Him! • T-H-U-P-P-P-P-P-P-P! • You May Be The Next...