[Intro] Ring around the grave, Pocket full of bones, Ashes, ashes, Nobody goes home. [Verse 1] Children dancing in a circle, Underneath the dead moonlight. Holding hands around a graveyard, Laughing while the shadows bite. Nobody knows who started singing, Nobody knows who led the way. But when the church bell started ringing, Something climbed out of the grave. [Chorus] Ring around the grave, Pocket full of bones. Ashes, ashes, Nobody goes home. Round and round, The dead arise. Smile for the Devil, Close your eyes. [Verse 2] Little Sally wore a black dress, Little Tommy carried a bell. They came looking for a ghost story, Now they've found the gates of Hell. One by one the candles vanished, One by one the children froze. Then a voice beneath the dirt said, "Who's the next one that I chose?" [Chorus] Ring around the grave, Pocket full of bones. Ashes, ashes, Nobody goes home. Round and round, The dead arise. Smile for the Devil, Close your eyes. [Verse 3] Grandma said, "Don't play that game, Don't you dance around the dead." But the children only laughed, "That's just something Grandma said." Then the oldest child stopped moving, With a grin across his face. He turned around and whispered, "There's a Devil in this place." [Breakdown] Round! Round! Don't break the chain! Step! Step! Dance through the rain! Ashes! Ashes! Fall to the ground! Nobody leaves When the Devil's around! [Verse 4] Now the village never sleeps, Every night they hear the song. Tiny footsteps cross the rooftops, Something's been there all along. If you hear them in the distance, Don't you follow where they lead. Because the children aren't the children, And the Devil's got his feed. [Final Chorus] Ring around the grave, Pocket full of bones. Ashes, ashes, Nobody goes home. Round and round, The dead arise. Hear them laughing in the night, When the graveyard comes alive. [Outro] Ring around the grave... Don't look behind you. Ashes... Ashes... They're right beside you.
