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It was a long time ago Longer now than it seems A place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams For the story that you are about to be told Began with the holiday worlds of old Boys and girls of every age Wouldn't you like to see something strange? Come with us and you will see This, our town of Halloween This is Halloween, This is Halloween Pumpkins scream in the dead of night This is Halloween, everybody make a scene Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright It's our town, everybody scream In this town of Halloween This is Halloween, This is Halloween, This is Halloween Halloween There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best For my talents are renowed far and wide When it comes to surprises in the moonlit night I excel without ever even trying With the slightest little effort of my ghost like charms I have seen grown men give out a shriek With the wave of my hand, and a well placed moan I can swept the very bravest off their feet Yet year after year, it's the same routine And I grow so weary of the sound of screams And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King Have grown so tired of the same old thing Oh somewhere deep inside of these bones An emptiness began to grow There's something out there far from my home A longing that I've never known What's this? what's this? There's color everywhere What's this? There's white things in the air What's this? I can't believe my eyes You must be dreaming Wake up, jack, this isnt fair What's this? There's children throwing snowballs Instead of throwing heads They're busy building toys And absolutely no one's dead There's frost on every window Oh, I can't believe my eyes And in my bones I feel the warmth That's coming from inside The sights, the sounds They're everywhere and all around I've never felt so good before This empty place inside of me is filling up I simply can't get enough I want it, oh, I want it Oh, I want it for my own I've got to know, I've got to know What is this place that I have found? What is this? Christmas town? And the best, I must confess, I have saved for the last For the ruler of this Christmas land Is a fearsome king with a deep mighty voice Least that's what I've come to understand And I've also heard it told That he's something to behold Like a lobster, huge and red When sets out to slay with his rain gear on Carting bulging sacks with his big great arms That is, so I've heard it said And on a dark, cold night, under full moonlight He flies into a fog, like a vulture in the sky And they call him Sandy Claws This is Halloween, Making Christmas This is Halloween Making Christmas, Making Christmas Snake and mice being wrapped so nice So nice with spider legs and pretty bows It's ours this time He's ancient, He's ugly I don't know what is worse I might just split a seam now If I dont die laughing first When Mr. Oogie boogie says There's trouble close at hand You'd better pay attention now 'Cause I'm the boogie Man And if you aren't shakin' Then there's something very wrong 'Cause this may be the last time you hear the boogie song, ohhh. Ohhh, Ohhh Ohhh, Ohhh I'm the Oogie Boogie Man The worst is just around the bend And does he notice my feelings for him? And will he see how much he means to me? I think it's not to be What have I done? What have I done? Find a deep cave to hide in In a million years they'll find me Only dust and a plaque That reads, 'Here Lies Poor Old Jack" Jack's OK, and he's back, OK He's all right Let's shout, make a fuss Scream it out, wheee Jack is back now, everyone sing In our town of Halloween Making Christmas, Making Christmas This is Halloween ย