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Smorgasbord
03:44
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You’re invited to a smorgasbord
All the monsters will be there
You’re invited to a carnival,
For a feast of flesh and bone
Frankenstein will be wearing a tutu
He can do the pirouette
And the zombie has his dinner suit
He can be the star
I want to go to the smorgasbord
I want to see my friends
But Ma won’t let me out the door
She says it’ll be the end
If I don’t go to the smorgasbord,
I don’t know what I’ll do
Perhaps I’ll have to kill Mama,
So she can come along too
For entree there’ll be blood of baby,
Served up nice and piping hot
Or perhaps you’d like to Hail Mary
And put her on the spot.
Main course will be vestal virgin,
Dressed in white and undefiled
And of course she will be garnished,
With parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme
Tea. We’ll have some cake and
Cake ourselves in blood
We’ll carrion till sunrise takes
Away the night’s dark hood
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Maddalena
03:08
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Maddalena is her name
And casting spells is her game
Better not get in her path 'cause
She knows where the spirits are
She’ll deal her cards,
Check the stars,
Believe it boy, she’ll take it far
Better not get in her way 'cause
If you do, she’ll make you pay
Power pumpin', poison packin',
Gonna get some skulls a-crackin'
Fire buildin', balls she’s breakin'
All the souls she’s a taking
She’s got acid in her veins,
And a snake for a brain
She won’t grow old,
With her crystalline soul
She’s got eyes full of hatred,
And a life that’s wasted
She won’t stop,
Till she’s destroyed the crop
She’ll put your soul in a hole
That’s the story I've been told
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Waft Off
02:19
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Kings got an empire
Queens got to lean
Princess going too
Bid it up,
Waft Off
You know
By now too
Get that tune
Your orison
Minds are freaking
Freaking me night
And day, all day
Freaking me out
Kings going to blow it
Queens got to crack
Princess got the piece
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Werther
03:53
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Werther, Werther, get out of your grave
Your mother told you to behave
Werther, Werther, he’s going to hurt her
Who’s going to alert her to Werther?
Werther, Werther, he won’t desert her
He wants to take it further, does Werther
Werther, Werther, aaaaghhhhhhhh!
She’s got him for murder
Werther, Werther, if you don’t have a
Body you can’t behave
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Mother of Zorba
03:13
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I know a big black mama who’s very good at grammar
Has a son called Zorba who’s handy with a hammer
Her name is Juliet and she wields a wicked whip
Wearing scarlet velvet boots, this lady’s very hip
Kneeling at the altar, got a muzzle for a halter
Salvation from the mother, its coming will not falter
Now this little worm who is squirming at her feet
Knows what it’s like to turn and to go into the street
She’s reaching in the cupboard, it’s a serious scene
Wants to play a game called 'the beggar and the queen'
There’s a knock at the door, just let your mother in
Get down on your knees to pray for your foul sin
Bowing down to mama, salvation is a hammer
Putting on the muzzle so she can teach some grammar
Her name is Juliet and she wields a wicked whip
Wearing scarlet velvet boots, this lady’s very hip
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Frankenstein
03:17
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Doctor’s at play with the devil
Today, he’s in the lab
Creature unbound by a reason
Unsound is on the slab
The creature awakes and it’s the
Doctor’s mistake to set him free
With so much to learn, this monster
Will burn, the doctor flees
Doctor’s affright of the creature
Tonight, he’s on the ice
But the monster's on fire at the
Funeral pyre Prometheus
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Crypt
03:04
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There’s a shadow in the tomb, a mortal silhouette
The sound of digging fills the room and sarcophagus is hit
A voice in somber tones is reading from a scroll and
Revives the ancient bones as the bell begins to toll and
In the candlelight she sees a hideous vision of
Rotting flesh that’s old and dead and dry
For the world was very young
When tall Osiris died
There’s something going down at the old windmill
The pounding on the door is a-beating still
The monster from the crypt has found his long lost love
But she can’t leave necropolis soon enough
There’s a body in the tomb, an innocent pet
The sound of banging fills the room, has no one heard yet?
A loud, chilling cry screams from inside but
The echoes do not fly beyond the walls of the crypt and
In the candlelight she sees a hideous vision of
Rotting flesh that’s old and dead and dry
For the world was very young
When tall Osiris died
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Full Moon In October
02:38
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It’s a Full Moon in October
And the wolf is on the prowl
To engage in mortal blood-lust
May he find another hound
The wolf’s becoming hairy
He's in the cemetery
Down at the monastery
He’d like a Bloody Mary
The dream keeps on recurring
When the sun settles down
A victim will be bitten
Before the moon has done its round
He’s a misanthropic lycanthrope
Six hundred and sixty six
Transit Transylvania
The beast is gonna mix
The wolf’s becoming hairy
He’s in the cemetery
Down at the monastery
He’d like a Bloody Mary
But Mary’s very wary as
Circumstances varied
And answered any query
He's on the howl again
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Neck Romancer
03:15
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is raising the dead tonight
The corpse in the coffin is lifting its head to fright
He’s an all-night Neck Romancer
From down in the basement comes a piercing scream
The Sorcerer’s creation had a throaty meal
He wants to try the taste of some exotic flesh,
Wants to take a journey to a foreign land
Collar up your neck cos he’s the Neck Romancer
Resuscitated Sorcerer’s taste-buds are tingling
On the floor of the basement their blood is mingling
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Skin Feature
04:42
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B-grade feature or five-star feature
Watching Mary Poppins video
Skin feature
Listen to the preacher man
God’s not gonna reach you
The devil’s making it along
To a stranger tonight
In the night
Five-star feature or B-grade feature
Teach you some of Nietzsche
Popping on the screen
It's a dangerous scene
And it’s starting to steam
Like a smoke machine
Skin feature
Listen to the preacher man
God’s not gonna reach you
The devil’s making it along
To the strangers in the night
We’re all living on the movie screen
Covered in cream we’re all in ecstasy
Skin feature
Bucket loads of cream
Ecstasy! We're all living in ecstasy
Covered in cream! We’re all
Gonna be covered in cream
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The Goths Brisbane, Australia
The Goths are a goth duo from Brisbane, formed in 1987, featuring singer-songwriters Johnny Stowmarries (vocals, guitar,
keyboards) and Percy Blakeney (vocals, bass).
Beginning in the 80s, The Goths performed at the Bohemian for three years, with gigs in the 90s that included Bertie's & Metropolis, The Sitting Duck, and The Dead Rat. The Goths were also one of the first performing acts at The Zoo.
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