Spooky Madness
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Lyrics

Someone turned the key and opened up the other side
A mention of the opening of the portal to the other side, the realm of spirits

You better run you better plead you better go and hide
A warning to take cover and avoid being caught by supernatural forces on the loose

Ghostly creatures fill the air with spirits passed away
The atmosphere and surroundings are currently occupied by departed souls and entities

Watch out now there coming back to liven up your day
A heads up on the spirits' return and their plans to make their presence known

Here they come to chase you out of town
A statement of the spirits' intention to scare and intimidate the living

Reapers waking up and getting down
A reference to Death coming to life and dancing to the spooky festivities

Spooky madness
A description of the chaotic, eerie scenario unfolding

Scary thoughts are racing all across your little mind
A depiction of the uncontrolled and fearful thoughts of an individual in the midst of supernatural events

Other supernatural fears you never thought you'd find
An indication of additional supernatural encounters beyond the person's expectations

Your nightmare come to life and is planning to stay awhile
An individual's fear becomes a reality and appears to have lasting effects

You better grin you better bear you better crack a smile
A message to persevere through the scary experience and try to maintain composure

All the dead are flying on the wind
A poetic description of the spirits' movement and presence

I think it's time for you to be afraid
A blunt warning that the situation warrants fear and apprehension

Don't you think
A challenge to the listener's courage and resilience

It's time for you to
An emphatic declaration that the time for action is now

Be afraid
A call to action not to let fear paralyze but rather to be cautious and vigilant

Haunted nightmares are coming to greet you
A direct statement of the frightening entities seeking to interact with humans

Flying nightmares are coming to dying to meet you
An imaginative reference to supernatural entities that can fly and are eager to contact the living

So you think they passed away and never could return
A challenge to the conventional wisdom that death is a one-way ticket and the dead never return

Listen closely and look around there is something you must learn
An invitation to approach the supernatural scenario with an open and receptive mind

One thing that's guaranteed is that the dead will never die
An assertion that death doesn't necessarily mean the end but rather a change in state or form

You will find them floating around, and shooting across the sky
A visualization of the spirits' movement and presence in the surroundings

Don't you cry it's not to quiet one day that might be you flying
An encouragement to embrace the supernatural phenomena and to accept the possibility of being part of it in the future

But for now I'd grab a shoe and come back with that ghost to you
A tongue-in-cheek suggestion to use a shoe to hit or catch the ghost, indicative of the playful and lighthearted nature of the song

Boo!
A classic and simple way to scare someone, a light note of humor to end the song

Go go go go go
An encouragement to leave the spooky scene and move on to other things, perhaps with a bit of hustle