Old Jack is Dead
This song is a twisted little idea I came up with upon listening to The Cat is Dead; a tune from an abandoned horror musical called Little Demons written by Danny Elfman. A fellow TNBC fan and friend of mine introduced me to the few released songs, and I suddenly had a strange image of Lock, Shock, and Barrel singing a similiar melody. Remembering my favorite deleted scene from the movie (in which the trio, after hearing of Jack's demise, rises and sings, 'Pile of dust, pile of dust! Skeleton Jack is a pile of dust!'), this little ditty was born. You can find the song on Youtube if you search for 'Little Demons'; it's a sinisterly catchy tune. X3
L, S, and B;
Three kids are we
And we're as wicked as can be!
We live in the old treehouse
With the Oogie Boogie man
We love to play our tricks (so true)!
We do whatever we can do
To please him and appease him in just any way we can
We cause trouble to get our kicks
The townspeople don't like our tricks
They send their mean old Pumpkin King
To scold us for our fun
He thinks that he's so big and great
But Oogie's planning; we can't wait
Until we knock Jack off his throne someday!
Someday! Someday-dee-dae-dee-dae-dee-dae-dee-dae-dee-dae-dee-dae!
Old Jack is dead!
Old Jack is dead!
They shot 'im right upside the head
He flew up high on Christmas night
His sleigh all red with rust
He had a gleeful bony smile
And laughed out loud; but all the while
They fired off their cannons and the boneman fell to dust
What to his friends did Oogie do?
He made some snake-and-spider stew
The ragdoll and the sandman
Went into the bloody blend
And then we went and took the town
The new king Oogie we did crown
For poor old Jack had finally met his end!
His end! His end-dee-dend-dee-dend-dee-dend-dee-dend-dee-dend-dee-dend!
Old Jack is dead!
Old Jack is dead!
The ragdoll's stitched-up heart, it bled
Before she went into the stew with poor ol' Sandy Claws
The stew was yummy as can be
It's Oogie's special recipe
A better special brew, oh, there can never ever be!
The boneman thought he'd get it done
He had himself his Christmas fun
But then came the BANG of a gun
And no more Pumpkin King!
The ragdoll Sally gave a cry
As Oogie Boogie rolled the die
And sent her off with her dear Jack to be!
To be! To be-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee!
Old Jack is dead!
Old Jack is dead!
They shot 'im right upside the head
He flew up high on Christmas night
His sleigh all red with rust
He had a gleeful bony smile
And laughed out loud; but all the while
They fired off their cannons and the boneman fell to dust
What to his friends did Oogie do?
He made some snake-and-spider stew
The ragdoll and the sandman
Went into the bloody blend
And then we went and took the town
The new king Oogie we did crown
For poor old Jack had finally met his end!
His end! His end-dee-dend-dee-dend-dee-dend-dee-dend-dee-dend-dee-dend!