Song of the Day, 23 Aug 2005

[Bob Schroeck]

Well, now...
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
(Now hear the chorus)
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
Zombie jamboree took place in a New York cemetery (Where?) Zombie jamboree took place in Long Island cemetery.
Zombies from all parts of the island. (Where?)
Some of them are great calypsonians. (Some.)
Since the season was carnival
They got together in bacchanal.
Oh, what ya' doin'?
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
One female zombie wouldn't behave.
She say she want me for a slave.
In the one hand she's holding a quart of wine,
In the other she's pointing that she'll be mine.
Well, believe me folks, I had to run. (Why?)
A husband of a zombie ain't no fun! (Don't knock it!)
I says, Oh, no, my turtle dove,
An old bag of bones I cannot love.
Oh, what you doin'?
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
Right then and there she raise her feet.
"I'm a-going to catch you now, my sweet.
I'm gonna make you call me 'Sweetie Pie'."
I says Oh, no, get back, you lie!
"I may be lyin' but you will see (What?)
After you kiss this dead zombie." (Blah!)
Well, I never seen such a horror in my life.
Can you imagine me with a zombie wife? (Yes!)
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
(Oh, what a good game)
Back to back, belly to belly,
Well, I don't give a damn
'Cause I done that already,
Back to back, belly to belly
At the zombie jamboree.
(You're all alone, you know)
-- The Kingston Trio, Zombie Jamboree

-- Bob
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It's a "magical" land. I think "magical" is ancient Greek for "pain in the butt". -- Bun-Bun, Sluggy Freelance, 11/9/03

[Bob Schroeck]

Hey, Back to back, ha ha ha ha, hey, belly to belly
Yes my friends
Hey, Back to back, ha ha ha ha, hey, belly to belly
It was a zombie jamboree
Took place in the New York cemetery
Oh, it was a zombie jamboree
Took place in the New York cemetery
Zombies from all parts of the island
Some of them are great Calypsonians
Since the season was carnival
They got together in bacchanal
And they were singing
Back to back, ghoul, belly to belly
Well, I don't give a damn 'cause I'm stone dead already
Back to back, oh oh oh, belly to belly
It's a zombie jamboree
One female zombie she wouldn't behave
See how's she's dancing out of the grave
In one hand she's holding a quart of rum
The other hand is knocking a conga drum
You know the lead singer starts to make his rhyme
While the other zombies are rockin' in time
One bystander, he had this to say
"It was a trip to see the zombies break away"
Shah! And they were singing
Back to back, mon, belly to belly
Well, I don't give a damn 'cause I'm stone dead already
Back to back, oh, belly to belly
It's a zombie jamboree
And they were singing
Back to back, mon, belly to belly
Well, I don't give a damn 'cause I'm stone dead already
Oh, back to back, oh oh oh, belly to belly
It's a zombie jamboree
Hey hey, back to back, everyone we sing, back to back
And belly to belly then back to back
One two three four
Hey, what a zombie jamboree
From Times Square to the Statue of Liberty
Uptown, downtown zombie jamboree
Whoa whoa whoa, yeah yeah
There's a high-wire zombie 'tween the World Trades
A King Kong zombie on the Empire State
But the biggest zombies Tokyo to Rome
The zombies who call the city home
Hah, what they do, huh
Back to back, ghoul, belly to belly
Well, I don't give a damn 'cause I'm stone dead already
Back to back, oh oh oh, belly to belly
It's a zombie jamboree
And they were singing
Back to back, mon, belly to belly
But I don't give a damn 'cause I'm stone dead already
Back to back, ha ha, belly to belly
It's a zombie jamboree
I need the chorus
Back to back, ghoul, belly to belly
Well, I don't give a damn 'cause I'm stone dead already, yeah
Back to back, mon, belly to belly
It's a zombie jamboree
Back to back, hey
Back to back, mon, belly to belly
Well, I don't give a damn 'cause I'm stone dead already
Back to back, ha, belly to belly
It's a zombie jamboree
Sing the chorus
Back to back, whoah, belly to belly
Well, I don't give a damn 'cause I'm stone dead already
Back to back, ha ha, belly to belly
It's a zombie jamboree
Do the limbo
Back to back to back to back to belly
I don't give a damn 'cause I'm stone dead already
Back to back, mon, belly to belly
It's a zombie jamboree
One more time, yeah
Back to back
-- Rockapella, Zombie Jamboree

-- Bob
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It's a "magical" land. I think "magical" is ancient Greek for "pain in the butt". -- Bun-Bun, Sluggy Freelance, 11/9/03

[Foxboy]

When the crypt doors creak and the tombstones quake
Spooks come out for a swinging 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 over 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
Rises spooks of every size

Grim Grinning Ghosts from Disneyland's "Haunted Mansion" ride, as well as Disney World's, Disneyland Tokyo's (in translation), and Disneyland Paris' "Phantom Manor" (also in translation)
You can find mp3's of a lot of Disney attractions at www.soundofmagic.com
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll