The Nightmare Before Christmas
Soundtrack Lyrics
THIS IS HALLOWEEN
Ghosts: 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 on night
This is Halloween everybody make a scene
Trick or Treat till the nieghbors go and die of fright
This is our town
Everybody scream
In this town of Halloween
Monster: I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
Monster2: I am the one hiding under your stairs
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
Chorus: This is Halloween
This is Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
Vampires: In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
Mayor:In this town
Don't we love it now
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
Monsters: Round that corner
Hiding in the trash can
Something's waiting ready to pounch and howl
You'll scream!
Warewolf: This is Halloween
Jester: Red and Black
Swampmonster: Slime and green
Warewolf: Aren't you scared
Witches: Well that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a change and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
Tree: Everybody scream
Everybody scream
skeletons: In our town of Halloween
Clown: I am the clown with the tear away face
Hear in a flash and gone without a trace
Voice: I am the 'Who' in the call 'Whos' there?'
Wind: I am wind blowing through your hair
Oogie: I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
Chorus: This is Halloween
This is Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
smaller voices: Halloween
Halloween
kid bat and corpse: Tender lublins everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare
Man corpse: That's our job
Lady corpse: But we're not mean
Both: In our town of Halloween
Mayor: In this town
Don't we love it now
Monsters: Everyones waiting for the next surprise
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back and scream like a banche
Make you jump out of your skin!
This is Halloween
Everybody scream!
Would you please make way for a very special guy
Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the pumpkin king
This is Halloween
This is Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
kid bat and corpse: In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
Monsters: LA LA LA LA
Halloween
LA LA LA LA
Halloween
JACK'S LAMENT
Jack: There are few who deny it
What I do, I am the best
For my talents are reknown far and wide
When it comes to surprises in the moon lit night
I excell without ever even trying
With the slightest little effort of my ghost like charm
I have seen grown men give out a shriek
With the wave of my hand and a well placed moan
I have swept the bravest off their feet!
Yet year after year, its 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
Somewhere deep inside of these bones
An emptiness began to grow
There's something out there far from my home
I longing that I've never known
I'm the master a fright
And a demon of light
And I'll scare you right out of your pants
To a guy in Kentucky, I'm Mister Unlucky
And I'm known throughout England and Franch
And since I am dead, I can take off my head
To recite Shakspearain quotations
Nor animal nor man can scream like I can
With fury of my recitations
But who, here, would every understand
That that Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin
Would tire of his crown
If they only understood
He'd give it all up
If he only could
There's and empty place in my bones
That calls out for something unknown
The fame and praise come year after year
Does nothing for these empty tears
WHAT'S THIS
Jack: 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
I must be dreaming
Wake up, Jack
This isn't fair
What's this
What's this
What's this
There's something very wrong
What's this
There's people singing song
What's this
The streets are lined with little creatures laughing
Everybody seems so happy
Have I possibly gone daffy
What is this
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 at every window
I can't believe my eyes
And in my bones I feel the warmth that's coming from inside
Oh, look, what's this
They're hanging misteltoe
They kiss?
Why that looks so unique, inspiered
They're gathering around, hearing stories
Roasting chestnuts on a fire
What's this
What's this, in here
They've got a little tree
How quere
And who would ever think
And why
They're covering it with tiny little things
They've got electric lights on strings
There's a smile in everyone
Now correct me if I'm wrong
This looks like fun
This looks like fun
Could it be I got my wish?
What's this
Oh my, what now?
The children are asleep
But, look
There's nothing underneath
No ghouls
No withes here to scream and scare them
Or insnare them
Only little cozy things secure insode their dream land...
What's this
The monsters are all missing
And the nightmares can't be found
And in their place there seems to be good feeling all around
Instead of screams I swear I can hear music in the air
The smell of cakes and pies are absolutly everywhere
The sites, the sounds!
They're everywhere and all around
I've never felt so good before
This empty place inside of me in filling up
I simply can not 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?
Hmm...
TOWN MEETING
Jack: Listen, everyone
There's were objects so pecular they were not to be believe
All around things to tantelize my brain
It's a world unlike anything I've every seen
And as hard as I try, I can't seem to describe
Like the most improbable dream
But you must believe when I tell you this
It's as real as my skull
And it does exist
Here, let me show you
This is a thing called a present
The whole thing starts with a box
Jester: A box?
Devil: Is it steal?
Warewolf: Are there locks?
Jester: Is it filled with a Pox?
Devil: A Pox? How delightful, a Pox
Jack: If you please
Just a box with bright colored paper
And the whole thing's topped with a bow
Witch: A bow?
Witch2: But why?
Witch: How ugly.
Witch2: What's in it?
Witches: What's in it?
Jack: That's the point of the thing, not to know.
Jester: It's a bat
Devil: Will it bend?
Jester: It's a rat
Devil: Will it break?
Swampmonster: Perhaps it's head that I found in the lake.
Jack: Listen now, you don't understand.
That's not the point of Christmas land.
Now pay attention.
We pick up an oversized sock, and hang it like this on the wall.
Monster: Oh yes. Does it still have a foot?
Smaller monster: Let me see. Let me look.
Smallest monster: Is it rotted and covered with gook?
Jack: Um, let me explain.
There's no foot inside, but there's candy
Or sometimes it's filled with small toys
Monsters: Small toys?
kid bat: Do they bite?
kid mummy: Do they snap?
kid bat: Or explode in the sack?
kid corpse: Or perhaps they just spring out and scare girls and boys
Mayor: What a spendid idea.
This Christmas sound fun.
I fully endourse it! Let's try it at once!
Jack: Everyone, please! Now not so fast
There's something here that you don't quite grasp
Well, I might as well give them what they want
And the best, I must confess, I have saved for the last
For the ruler of this Christmas Land
Is a fiercesum 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 he sets out a sliegh with his reindeer on
Carting buldging sack with his great big arms
That is so I've heard it said
And on a dark, cold night
Under full moon light
He flys into the fog, like a vulture in the sky
And they call him Sandy Claws
Well atleast they're excited
But they don't understand
That special king of feeling
In Christmas Land...
Oh, well.
JACK'S OBESSION
Vampires: Something's up with Jack
Something's up with Jack
Don't know if we're ever going to get him back
Warewolf: He's all alone up there
Locked away inside
Lady corpse: Never says a word
kid corpse: Hope he hasn't died
Monsters: Something's up with Jack
Something's up with Jack
Jack: Christmas time is buzzing in my skull
Will it let me be
I can not tell
There's so many things I can not grasp
When I think I've got it, but then alas
Through my boney fingers it does slip
Like a snow flake in a firey grip!
Something's here I'm not quite getting
Through I try, I keep forgetting
Like a memory
Long since past
Here in an instant
Gone in a flash
What does it mean?
What does it mean?!
In these little brick-a-bracks are secrets waiting to be cracked
These dolls and toys confuse me so
Confound it all
I love though...
Simple objects, Nothing more
But something's hidden through a door
Though I do not have the key
Something's here I can not see
What does it mean?
What does it mean?!
What does it mean?
Hmmm...
I've read these Christmas books so many times
I know the stories
And I know the rymes
I know the Christmas carols all by heart
My skull's so full it's tearing me apart
As often as I've read them, something's wrong
So hard to put my boney finger on
Or perhaps it's really not as deep as I've been lead to think
Am I trying much too hard?
Of coarse, I've been to close to see
The answer's right infront of me!
Right in front of me...
It's simply, really
Very clear
Like music drifting through the air
Invisible, but everywhere
Just because I can not see it
Doesn't mean I can't believe it
You know, I think this Christmas thing is not as tricky as it seems
And why should they have all the fun
It should belong to anyone
Not anyone, in fact
But me, why I could make a Christmas tree
And there's no reason I can find, I couldn't have a Christmas time
I bet I could improve it too
And that's EXACTLY what. I'll. Do.
Heeheheheee
Eurika! I've got it!
KIDNAP THE SANDY CLAWS
Three: Kidnap Mister Sandy Claws?
Lock: I wanna' do it
Barrel: Let's draw staws
Shock: Jack said we should work together.
Lock: Three of a kind
Barrel: Birds of a feather
Three: Now and forever
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Lock him up real tight
Throw away the key and then turn off all the lights
Shock: First we're going to set some bait inside a nasty trap and wait
When he comes a-sniffing we will snap the trap and close the gate
Lock: Wait, I've got a better plan to catch this big read lobster man
Let's pop him in a boiling pot and when he's done we'll butter him up!
Three: Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Throw him in a box
Burry him for ninety year, then see if he talks
Shock: Then Mister Oogie Boogie Man
Can take the whole thing over than
He'll be so please I do declare
That he will cook him rare
Whee!
Lock: I say that we take a canon
Aime at his door, and then
Barrel: Knock three times and when he answers
Sandy Claws will be no more!
Shock: You're so stupid, think
Now if we blow him up to smithereins
We may lose some pieces
Three: And then Jack will beat us black and green!
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Tie him in a bag
Throw him in the ocean and see if he is sad
Because Mister Oogie Boogie is the meanest guy around
If I were on his boogie list
I'd get out of town
Barrel: He'll be so please by our success
That he'll reward us too, I'll bet
Boys: Perhaphs he'll make his specail brew
Three: Of snake and spider stew.
Umm.
We're his little henchmen and we take our job with pride
We do his best to please him, and stay on his good side
Shock: I wish my cowharts weren't so dumb
Barrel: I'm not the dumb one
Lock: You're no fun
Shock: Shut up
Lock: Make me
Shock: I've got something
Listen now
This one is reeealll good
You'll see
We'll send a present to his door
Upon there'll be a note to read
Now in the box, we'll wait and hide
Untill his curiousity
Three: Entises him to look inside
And then we'll have him
1, 2, 3!
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Beat him with a stick!
Lock him up for ninety years
See what makes him tick
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Chop him into bits
Mister Oogie Boogie is sure to get his kicks
Kidnap the Sandy Claws!
See what we will see!
Lock him in a cage and then
Throw away the keeee-eeey!
Heehehehehee!
Making Christmas
Monsters: This time
This time
Ghosts: Making Christmas
Monster: Making Christmas
Mayor: Making Christmas
Making Christmas
It's so fine
Monsters: It's ours this time and wont the children be surprised?
It's ours this time
Kid corpse: Making Christmas
Kid bat: Making Christmas
both: Making Christmas
Witches: Time to give them something fun,
+Swampmonster: They'll talk about for years to come
+Mayor: Let's have a cheer from everyone
Devil: It's time to party
Vampires: Making Christmas
+evil duck: Making Christmas
Vampires: Snakes and mice get rapped up so nice
With spider legs and pretty bows
Kid bat: It's ours this time
Monsters: All together
That and this
With all our tricks we're making Christmas time!
Warewolf: Here comes Jack!
Jack: I don't believe what's happening to me
My hopes, my dreams, my fantasies!
Heeheeehee!
Jester: Won't they be impressed
I am a genius
See how I transform this old rat into a most delightful hat
Jack: Hmm...
My complements from me to you on this your most intriging hat
Consider though this substitute, a bat in place of this old rat
Ha, no no no, now that's all wrong
This thing will never make a present
It's been dead for much too long
Try something fresher, something pleasent
Try again.
Don't give up
Monster: All together
That and this
With all our tricks we're making Christmas time!
This time!
This time!
Jack: It's ours!
Monsters: Making Christmas
Making Christmas
La la la
It's almost here and we can't wait
So ring the bells and celebrate!
'Cause when the full moon starts to rise we'll all scream out-
Jack: It's Christmas time!
Heeheeheee
OOGIE BOOGIE'S SONG
Oogie: Well, well, well, what have we here?
Sandy Claws, huh?
Oooo, I'm really scared!
So you're the one everybody's talking about
Ha ha ha
You're joking, you're joking, I can't believe my eyes
You're joking me, you gotta' be
This can't be the right guy
He's ancient, he's ugly
I don't know which is worse
I might just split a seam now, if I don't die laughing first
Mr. Oogie Boogie says there's trouble close at hand
You better pay attention now, 'cause I'm the Boogie Man
And if you aren't shaking, there's something very wrong
'Cause this may be the last time you here the Boogie song
Whoa
skeletons: Whoa
Oogie: Whoa
skeletons: Whoa...
Oogie: A-whoa
bats: Wow
Oogie: I'm the Oogie Boogie man
Well if I'm feeling antsy and I've nothing much to do
I might just cook a special batch of snake and spider stew
And don't you know the one thing that would make it work so nice?
A rolie-polie Sandy Claws to add alittle spice
I'm the Oogie Boogie man
skeletons: Whoa
Oogie: Whoa
skeletons: Whoa...
Oogie: Yeah
I'm the Oogie Boogie man
Santa: Release me now or you must face the dire consiquences
The children are exspecting me so please, come to your sences
Oogie: Ha you're joking, you're joking
I can't believe my ears
Would someone shut this fella' up
I'm drowning in my tears
It's funny, I'm laughing
You really are too much
And now with your permission, I'm going to do my stuff
Santa: Well, what are you going to do?
Oogie: I'm going to do the best I can
The sound of the dice to me is music in the air
'Caue I'm a gambling Boogie Man, although I don't play fair
It's much more fun, I must confess, with lives on the line
Not mine, of coarse, but yours old boy, now that'll be just fine
Santa: Release me fast or you will have to answer for this hanest act
Oogie: Oh brother, you're something.
You put me in a spin
You aern't comprehending the postition that you're in
It's over, you're finished
You haven't got a prayer
'Cause I'm Mr. Oogie Boogie,
and you. ain't goin'. no where.
Ha ha ha
SALLY'S SONG
Sally: I sence there's something in the wind,
That feels like tragedy's at hand
And though I'd like to stand by him,
can't shake this feeling that I have
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 will become of my dear friend?
Where will his actions lead then?
Although I'd like to join the crowd,
in their enthusiastic cloud
Try as I may it doesn't last
And will we ever end up together?
No, I think not
It's never to become
For I am not the one.
POOR JACK
Jack: What have I done?
What have I done?
How could I be so blind?
All is lost
Where was I?
Spoiled all
Spoiled all
Everything's gone all wrong
What have I done?
What have I done?
Find a deep cave to hide in
In a million years they'll find
All dust and a plague,
That reads 'Here lies forth Old Jack'
But I never intended all this madness
Never
And nobody really understood
Well, how could they?
That all I ever wanted was to bring them something great
Why does nothing ever turn out like it should?
Well, what the heck
I went and did my best
And by God, I really tasted something swell
That's right
And for a moment, why, I ever touched the sky
And atleast I left some stories they can tell, I did
And for the first time since, I don't remember when,
I felt just like my own bonyself again
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King
That's right
I am the Pumpkin King!
And I just can't wait untill next Halloween
'Cause I've got some new idea that will really make 'em scream
And by God, I'm really going to give it all my might!
Uh-oh
I hope there's still time...
To set things right...
Sandy Claws!
Hmm....
JACK AND SALLY'S SONG
Jack: My dearest friend,
if you don't mind
I'd like to join you by your side
Where we can gaze into the stars
Jack and Sally: And sit together
Now and forever
For it is plain as anyone can see
We're simply meant to be
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