Now gather 'round While I elucidate On what happens outside when it gets late Long about midnight The ghosts and banshees Get together for their nightly jamborees There's ghosts with horns and saucer eyes And some with fangs about this size Some short and fat Some tall and thin Some don't even bother to wear their skin! Well I'm tellin' you, brother It's a frightful sight To see what goes on in the night! When the ghosts have a midnight jamboree They break it up with fiendish glee Spooks are bad, but the one that's cursed Is the Headless Horseman: He's the worst When that he goes a-joggin' across the land Holdin' a noggin in his hand The demons take one look and groan And hit the road for parts unknown And there's no wraith like a spook that's spurned They don't like him and he's really burned! He swears to the longest day he's dead That he'll show them that he can get a head! The Headless Horseman needs a head! The Headless Horseman needs a head! So close all the windows Lock the doors Unless you're careful, he'll get yours Don't think he'll hesitate a bit 'Cause he'll tip your top if it'll fit And he likes them little, likes them big (Part in the middle or a wig) Black or white or even red (The head) The Headless Horseman needs a head! The Headless Horseman needs a head! The Headless Horseman needs a head! It's after midnight, so listen good! Better stay at home, like you should 'Cause right outside, and waitin' there (Is the Headless Horseman!!) Beware! With a hip-hip and a clippity-clop He's out lookin' for a top to chop So don't stop to figure out a plan You can't reason with a headless man!