Who's the man with the hat, striped sweater and the finger blades?
Scraping on the wall, yeah you know the sparks will ricochet
Casting a shadow that's about 12 feet
Arms stretched out to both sides of Elm Street

Face full of scars, now he's got ya blood thickening
What he's 'bout to do in your dreams, quite sickening
When you see the red and green, man, you better wake up
Freddie's bringing nightmares, your only hope's to stay up

I see him over there and murder is his passion
Tell me, are you ready for Freddie? Because he's coming
If you're really ready for Freddie, then start running
A living nightmare, you know he's gonna slash 'em
Tell me, are you ready for Freddie? Because he's coming
If you're really ready for Freddie, then start running

Tina's on the ceiling, Rod is left hanging
He burst out of Jesse and he left his chest banging
He gets into your dreams with an evil aura
Moving in the shadows, all you see is a fedora

Forget Jason, only aiming a machete
The one that you're facing, yeah his name is Freddie
You really can't stop him, twisted pure evil
You can warn the world, but nobody will believe you

I see him over there and murder is his passion
Tell me, are you ready for Freddie? Because he's coming
If you're really ready for Freddie, then start running
A living nightmare, you know he's gonna slash 'em
Tell me, are you ready for Freddie? Because he's coming
If you're really ready for Freddie, then start running

One, two, Freddie's coming for you
Three, four, better lock your door
Five, six, get your crucifix
Seven, eight, gonna stay up late
Nine, ten, never sleep again
Never sleep again