The Headless Horseman
Bing Lyrics

Man, that's pure spooky, yeah
Wow, that's really chilling and creepy

Now, gather 'round while I elucidate
Listen closely as I explain in detail

On what happens outside when it gets late
About the activities that occur outdoors during the late hours

'Long about midnight, the ghosts and banshees
Around midnight, supernatural beings like ghosts and banshees

Get together for their nightly jamborees
Come together to have their nightly celebrations

There's ghosts with horns and saucer eyes
There are ghosts with pointed horns and eyes like saucers

And some with fangs about this size
And some have fangs of this particular size

Some short and fat, some tall and thin
Some are short and chubby, while others are tall and thin

And there's some don't even bother to wear their skin
And there are some who don't bother to wear their own skin

Oh, I'm tellin' you, brother, frightful sight
I'm telling you, my friend, it's a terrifying sight

See what goes on in the night
Witness what happens during the nighttime

When the spooks have a midnight jamboree
When these apparitions have a lively gathering at midnight

They break it up with fiendish glee
They dismantle the event with wicked delight

Ghosts are bad, but the one that's cursed
Ghosts are unpleasant, but the truly cursed one

That's the Headless Horseman, he's the worst
Is the Headless Horseman, he's the most terrible

When he goes a-joggin' 'cross the land
As he gallops across the land

Holdin' a noggin in his hand
Gripping a severed head in his hand

Demons take one look and groan
Demons glance at him and moan

And hit the road for parts unknown
And flee to unfamiliar places

'Cause there's no spook like a spook that's spurned
Because there's no ghost scarier than one rejected

They don't like him, and he's really burned
They don't approve of him, and he's deeply angered

He swears to the longest day he's dead
He vows for as long as he's deceased

He'll show them that he can get a head
He'll prove to them that he can find a replacement head

Mm, this is the Tex Beneke isn't it?
Hmm, this is the Tex Beneke version, isn't it?

So close all the windows, lock the doors
Therefore, shut all the windows and secure the doors

Unless you're careful, he'll get yours
Unless you're cautious, he'll take yours

Don't think he'll hesitate a bit
Don't assume he'll show any hesitation

'Cause he'll clip your top if it'll fit
Because he'll remove your head if it fits

He likes 'em little, likes 'em big
He favors them small, he favors them large

Part in the middle, or a Westmore wig
With a middle parting or a Westmore wig

Black or white or even red
Whether they're black, white, or even red

The Headless Horseman needs a head
The Headless Horseman requires a head

With a hip-hip and a clippity-clop
With a lively rhythm and the sound of hoofbeats

He's out lookin' for a top to chop
He's searching for a head to sever

So don't stop to figure out a plan
Therefore, don't pause to devise a strategy

You can't reason with a headless man
It's impossible to engage in logical discussion with a man without a head

So after dark now, you kids be good
So when it's dark outside, you children behave

Better stay at home, the way that you should
It's best to remain indoors, as you should

'Cause right outside, and waitin' there
Because right outside, and waiting there

Is the Headless Horseman
Lies the menacing Headless Horseman

Beware
Be cautious and alert

Man, I'm gettin' out of here
Wow, I'm leaving this place