[Intro – spoken, vintage female voice] Well, darling… They say the old club closed down in 1929… But every Halloween… the music starts again. [Verse 1] The clock strikes twelve, the candles glow, There’s something moving down below, A trumpet calls from through the door, And suddenly the wooden floor Begins to shake, the curtains sway, The ghosts have come to dance and play, So grab your coat, come on inside, There’s room for one more on the haunted side! [Chorus – upbeat jazz vocals] Come on down to the Halloween speakeasy, Where the dead come out to dance! Raise your glass, don’t be uneasy, Give the ghosts another chance! With a ba-da-ba-da, and a doo-be-doo, They’ll dance the whole night through! Come on down to the Halloween speakeasy, The party’s waiting just for you! [Verse 2] A skeleton’s tapping on the bar, A witch just arrived in a vintage car, The vampire’s looking rather fine, He’s been waiting here since 1929! A little ghost in a feathered dress, Is doing the Charleston with finesse, And Frankenstein, with slicked-back hair, Is dancing like he hasn’t got a care! [Chorus] Come on down to the Halloween speakeasy, Where the dead come out to dance! Raise your glass, don’t be uneasy, Give the ghosts another chance! With a ba-da-ba-da, and a doo-be-doo, They’ll dance the whole night through! Come on down to the Halloween speakeasy, The party’s waiting just for you! [Jazz break – scat vocals] Ba-da-ba-da! Shoo-be-doo-bop! Rattle that bone! Don’t let the music stop! [Bridge – softer female voice] When the morning comes at last, The ghosts disappear into the past… But if you hear that trumpet play, You know they’ll be back another day… [Final Chorus – big vintage jazz finish] Come on down to the Halloween speakeasy, Where the dead come out to dance! Raise your glass, don’t be uneasy, Give the ghosts another chance! With a ba-da-ba-da, and a doo-be-doo, They’ll dance the whole night through! Come on down to the Halloween speakeasy… [Outro – whispered female voice] Same time next Halloween, darling? [Gramophone crackle – music fades]
