When the crypt doors creak and the tombstones quakeSpooks come out for a swinging wakeHappy haunts materializeAnd begin to vocalizeGrim grinning ghosts come out to socializeNow don't close your eyesAnd don't try to hideOr a silly spook may sit by your sideShrouded in a daft disguiseThey pretend to terrorizeGrim grinning ghosts come out to socializeAs the moon climbs high o'er dead oak treeSpooks arrive for the midnight spreeCreepy creeps with eerie eyesStart to shriek and harmonizeGrim grinning ghosts come out to socializeWhen you hear the knell of a requiem bellWeird glows gleam where spirits dwellRestless bones etherealizeRise as spooks of ev'ry sizeGrim grinning ghosts come out to socializeGrim grinning ghosts come outGrim grinning ghosts come outTo socializeVocals: Barenaked LadiesLyrics by Xavier AtencioMusic by Buddy Baker