The Graveyard Shuffle

Intro

Now gather round the graveyard folks

The party's just begun

Them dead folks done got restless

And they're dancing one by one

Verse 1

Uncle Walter dug his way up out the clay

Still wearing Sunday clothes from his burial day

Aunt May rattled up beside him with a grin

Said son the funeral's over let the fun begin

They shuffled down the highway past the Texaco

Picked up a teenage zombie with a broken stereo

He pointed at the barn and hollered loud and clear

Boys I hear a bassline thumping way down here

Pre-Chorus

So we kicked the old doors open wide

And the dead came stumbling from every side

Some had arms and some had none

But every last one of em come to have fun

Chorus

Zombie rave y'all zombie rave

Dig them bones up out the grave

Zombie rave y'all zombie rave

Every corpse and every knave

Shake them shoulders shake them knees

Ain't nobody here can leave

Zombie rave y'all zombie rave

The dead don't sleep and they don't behave

Post-Chorus

Groan groan groan (groan groan groan)

Shuffle shuffle moan (shuffle shuffle moan)

Groan groan groan (groan groan groan)

The dead don't dance alone

Verse 2

The sheriff came around with a flashlight and a frown

Said folks I'm gonna have to shut this shindig down

But a zombie in a letterman grabbed his wrist

And the sheriff did a two-step that he couldn't resist

His badge went flying and his hat went too

Now he's leading the conga line with the whole darn crew

My grandma lost an ear out on the floor

She picked it up and screwed it back and hollered for more

Pre-Chorus

The preacher hollered Lord have grace

But he was boogying all over the place

Some came crawling some came run

And every last one of em come to have fun

Chorus

Zombie rave y'all zombie rave

Dig them bones up out the grave

Zombie rave y'all zombie rave

Every corpse and every knave

Shake them shoulders shake them knees

Ain't nobody here can leave

Zombie rave y'all zombie rave

The dead don't sleep and they don't behave

Post-Chorus

Groan groan groan (groan groan groan)

Shuffle shuffle moan (shuffle shuffle moan)

Groan groan groan (groan groan groan)

The dead don't dance alone

Bridge

Now the sun come peeking over Hallelujah Hill

And the music got softer and the dancers got still

They looked at one another with a sheepish little stare

And one by one they shuffled back into the air

Uncle Walter tipped his hat and waved goodbye

Said nephew keep that record spinning till we die

Breakdown

Wait now hold up

Somebody's still standing

Lookee here

It's the mailman

He been dead since 1984

And he ain't leaving

No sir

Not tonight

Chorus

Zombie rave y'all zombie rave

Dig them bones up out the grave

Zombie rave y'all zombie rave

Every corpse and every knave

Shake them shoulders shake them knees

Ain't nobody here can leave

Zombie rave y'all zombie rave

The dead don't sleep and they don't behave

Post-Chorus

Groan groan groan (groan groan groan)

Shuffle shuffle moan (shuffle shuffle moan)

Groan groan groan (groan groan groan)

The dead don't dance alone

Groan groan groan (groan groan groan)

Shuffle shuffle moan (shuffle shuffle moan)

Groan groan groan (groan groan groan)

Come on mailman take it home