Grim Grinning Ghosts
Thurl Ravenscroft Lyrics

When the crypt doors creak
As the doors of a creepy crypt creak open,

And the tombstones quake
And the gravestones shiver and shake,

Spooks come out for a singing wake
Ghostly beings emerge to sing and celebrate,

Happy haunts materialize
Cheerful specters appear out of nowhere,

And begin to vocalize
And they start to sing and speak aloud,

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize
Scary but jolly ghosts gather to have some fun,

Now don't close your eyes
Don't shut your eyelids tight,

And don't try to hide
And don't attempt to conceal yourself,

Or a silly spook may sit by your side
A ridiculous ghost might sit down beside you,

Shrouded in a daft disguise
Covered in a silly costume,

They pretend to terrorize
They make a show of being scary,

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize
Ghosts with sardonic smiles gather for some company,

As the moon climbs high o'er dead oak tree
When the moon rises high above a spooky dead tree,

Spooks arrive for the midnight spree
Ghosts appear for a party that lasts until midnight,

Creepy creeps with eerie eyes
Scary beings with unsettling looks,

Start to shriek and harmonize
Begin to scream and sing together,

Grim grinning ghosts come out socialize
Ghosts with macabre senses of humor gather to have some fun,

When you hear the knell of a requiem bell
When you hear a somber bell that signals a funeral,

Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell
Strange lights shine from where ghostly entities reside,

Restles bones etherealize
Unsettled bones become ethereal and come to life,

Rise as spooks of every size
And transform into ghosts of variable shapes and forms,

Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize
Scary but amusing ghosts gather to have a good time,

Grim grinning ghosts come out
Scary but lighthearted ghosts appear,

Grim grinning ghosts come out
Scary but jocular ghosts emerge,

To socialize
To gather and enjoy each other's company.