[Intro - Spoken] Well, the clock struck twelve, And the moon turned blue. Somebody kicked the coffin open... And shouted, "WHERE'S MY SHOES?" [Verse 1] Old Jack rattled out of his grave, Wearing that suit that his mother gave. Betty lost her head in nineteen-nine, But she still looks good in the pale moonshine! The undertaker nearly had a fit, When a hundred dead people started to twist. The preacher yelled, "Lord, what do I do?" Jack said, "Grab a partner! There's room for you!" [Pre-Chorus] Shake those bones! Rattle that chain! We're throwing a party In the pouring rain! [Chorus] DEAD MEN DON'T DANCE! BUT WE DO! Rocking in the graveyard till a quarter past two! Shake your hips, let your backbone swing, Even old Dracula's doing his thing! DEAD MEN DON'T DANCE! THAT'S A LIE! We're gonna keep on rocking till the day we die! Wait a minute... WE ALREADY DID! [Verse 2] Frankenstein's got his blue suede shoes, The Wolfman's singing those midnight blues. The mummy's unwinding all over the floor, While the zombies keep shouting, "WE WANT MORE!" [Bridge - Piano solo, then spoken] Ladies and gentlemen... Please welcome our next performer... Direct from the crypt... THE MAN WITH NO BODY! (Audience screams.) Well, at least he's got nobody to dance with! Full band, strong swinging groove, big backing vocals] DEAD MEN DON'T DANCE! BUT WE DO! There's a skeleton shaking right next to you! Raise the roof, let the tombstones ring, Everybody's doing that dead man's swing! [Outro] Somebody call the undertaker! WE'RE DYING OUT HERE!
