A #1 Frank Zappa-influenced Halloween Hit Song Recorded by The Jay Dyall Project in 2006

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Dead Man's Holiday (October 31st)


Ladies & Gentlemen,
It's Time To Get Down With Your Bad Self!

There's a full moon out tonight with an eerie shade of
red
And somewhere in the distance, sounds are waking up
the dead
So I passed by the old graveyard, what do you think I
see?
A ghoulish looking band striking up a melody
The dead rise up from their graves
They've come out to dance and play
It's October 31st, it's a Dead Man's Holiday

Chorus:
It's a dead man's holiday
It's a dead man's holiday
And the dead, will party on
Up until the break of dawn
We had all year to rehearse
For October 31st
It's a dead man's holiday


I was so entranced and overwhelmed by this sight
That I did not see the hands sneak up and grabbed my
shoulders tight
I was lifted in the air and carried to the crowd
Face to face, I thought I'd scream but I did not make
a sound
They said ''do not be afraid"
"Come and join us dance and play"
It's October 31st, it's a Dead Man's Holiday

Repeat Chorus

Then Break

And then I saw her standing there, the scariest thing
I've ever seen
Underneath her rotting flesh she must have been a
beauty queen
She walked up and asked me to dance, so I thought I
should be nice
So I took her by the hand though it felt as cold as
ice
She said "Tonight I'm Sweet 16"
"Wish I can dance the night away"
It's October 31st, it's a Dead Man's Holiday

Repeat Chorus



Copyright 1997 ~ Jay Dyall