[Intro - Spoken over walking bass and finger snaps] Well, it was twelve o'clock on a Saturday night, The moon was full and the stars were bright. I heard a noise from the cemetery plot... Somebody hollered, "LET'S SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROT!" [Verse 1] Old Johnny Bones put his blue shoes on, Hadn't seen daylight since nineteen-one. He combed three hairs on his shiny skull, Stole a Cadillac and filled it with ghouls. Pulled up outside that midnight diner, With a vampire girl in the seat beside him. Walked through the door, gave the cook a fright, Said, "We're mighty hungry... WHO'S COOKING TONIGHT?" [Pre-Chorus] The jukebox jumped, The windows shook. The waitress screamed, The dead men looked! [Chorus - Big, relaxed swinging groove] SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROT! GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT! WE'RE ROCKING AND A-ROLLING TILL OUR BONES GET HOT! TWIST TO THE LEFT! WOBBLE TO THE RIGHT! WE'RE GONNA RAISE A LITTLE HELL TONIGHT! SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROT! OH, BABY, DON'T STOP! [Verse 2] Frankenstein ordered a strawberry shake, The mummy said, "Make mine a chocolate cake!" A zombie in the corner started tapping his feet, Then somebody shouted, "HEY! WHO STOLE MY MEAT?" The Wolfman howled at the neon sign, Dracula asked for a glass of wine. The cook yelled, "FELLAS, I'M CLOSING AT TWO!" Johnny said, "That's fine... WE'LL CLOSE IT FOR YOU!" [Pre-Chorus] The jukebox jumped, The windows shook. The waitress laughed, And the whole place boogied! [Chorus] SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROT! GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT! WE'RE ROCKING AND A-ROLLING TILL OUR BONES GET HOT! TWIST TO THE LEFT! WOBBLE TO THE RIGHT! WE'RE GONNA RAISE A LITTLE HELL TONIGHT! SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROT! OH, BABY, DON'T STOP! [Instrumental Break - Twangy guitar and honky-tonk piano] [Bridge - Spoken, playful] Now hold on, everybody... Who's that fella sitting in the back? Black suit. Red tie. Funny little smile. And why's he handing out FREE TICKETS? [Music stops briefly] FREE?! [Band kicks back in] [Final Chorus - Full band, strong swinging groove] SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROT! GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT! THE DEAD ARE ON THE DANCE FLOOR, AND THE LIVING ARE NOT! TWIST TO THE LEFT! WOBBLE TO THE RIGHT! WE'RE GONNA KEEP THIS PARTY GOING ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT! SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROT! OH, BABY, DON'T STOP! [Outro - Music gradually winds down] [Spoken] Well, that was one heck of a party. Hey, Johnny... What's that in your pocket? A ticket? "Admit one... The Midnight Carnival... No refunds..." [Quiet chuckle] Well, ain't that something. [Final piano chord]
