HAUNTED HOUSE
As recorded by Jumpin' Gene Simmons, 1964.

I just moved in my new house today.
Movin' was hard but I got squared away.
Bells started ringin' and chains rattled loud.
I knew I'd moved in a haunted house.

Still, I made up in my mind to stay.
Nothin' was a-goin' to drive me away.
When I seen somethin' that give me the creeps,
Had one big eye and-a two big feet.

I stood right still and I did the freeze.
He did the stroll right up to me,
Made a noise with his feet that sound like a drum,
Say, "You'll be here when the mornin' come."

Say, "Yes, I'll be here when the mornin' comes.
I'll be right here and I ain't gonna run.
I bought this house; now, you know I'm boss.
Ain't no haint gonna run me off."

In my kitchen, my stove was a-blazin' hot
Coffee was a-boilin' in the pot.
The grease had melted in my pan.
I had a hunk o' meat in my hand.

From out of space there sat a man
On the hot stove with the pots and pans.
"Say, that's hot," I began to shout.
He drank the hot coffee right from the spout.

He ate the raw meat right from my hand,
Drank the hot grease from the fryin' pan.
He said to me, "Now, you better run,
And don't be here when the mornin' comes."

Say, "Yes, I'll be here when the mornin' comes.
I'll be right here and I ain't gonna run.
I bought this house; now you know I'm boss.
Ain't no haint gonna run me off."


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