Grim Grinning Ghosts

When hinges creek in doorless chambers

And strange and freightening sounds echo through the halls

Whenever candle lights flicker where the air is deathly still

That is the time when ghosts are present

Practicing their terror with ghoulish delight

When the crypt doors creak, and the tombstones quake

Spooks come out for a swingin' wake

Happy haunts materialize

And begin to vocalize

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize

Now, don't close your eyes, and don't try to hide

Or a silly spook may sit by your side

Shrouded in a daft disguise

They pretend to terrorize

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize

As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree

Spooks arrive for the midnight spree

Creepy, creeps with eerie eyes

Start to shriek and harmonize

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize

When you hear the knell of a requiem bell

Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell

Restless bones etherealize

Rise as spooks of every size

When the crypt doors creak, and the tombstones quake

Spooks come out for a swingin' wake

Happy haunts materialize

And begin to vocalize

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize

Now, don't close your eyes, and don't try to hide

Or a silly spook may sit by your side

Shrouded in a daft disguise

They pretend to terrorize

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize

As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree

Spooks arrive for the midnight spree

Creepy, creeps with eerie eyes

Start to shriek and harmonize

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize

When you hear the knell of a requiem bell

Weird glows gleam where the spirits dwell

Restless bones etherealize

Rise as spooks of every size

Oh, yes, they do

When the crypt doors creak, and the tombstones quake

Spooks come out for a swingin' wake

Happy haunts materialize

And begin to vocalize

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize

Now, don't close your eyes, and don't try to hide

Or a silly spook may sit by your side

Shrouded in a daft disguise

They pretend to terrorize

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize

As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree

Spooks arrive for the midnight spree

Creepy, creeps with eerie eyes

Start to shriek and harmonize

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize

When you hear the knell of a requiem bell

Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell

Restless bones etherealize

Rise as spooks of every size

If you would like to join our jamboree

There's a simple rule that's compulsory

Mortals pay a token fee

Rest in peace, the haunting's free

So hurry back, we would like your company

Hurry back

Hurry back

Be sure to bring your death certificate