The Kingston Trio Zombie Jamboree Lyrics

Spoken:

Right now, as a point of information, something we didn't know until recently. Every year, in Trinidad, they have what is know as a "calypsonian carnival" in which the various native groups down there, vie with one another, uh, musically, in order to find out who's the best extemporaneous composer of them all. And in the year 1955, Lord Invader and his Twelve Penetrators took the t__le with this next song, based on a theme by Goethe involving the dance of the dead. Well, Invader could only draw from experience so he called it, of course, "Zombie Jamboree, the Song That Killed Calypso."

Chorus:

Back to back, belly to belly
Well I don't give a d___ 'cause I've done that already
Back to back, belly to belly
At the Zombie Jamboree
Now hear me callin'
Back to back, belly to belly
Well I don't give a d___ 'cause I've done that already
Back to back, belly to belly
At the Zombie Jamboree

Zombie Jamboree took place in a New York cemetery (Where?)
Zombie Jamboree took place in Long Island cemetery
Zombies from all parts of the island (Where?)
Some of them are great Calypsonians (Some)
Hey, since the season was Carnivale
They got together in Bacchanal (Whatcha doin'?)

Chorus

One female zombie wouldn't behave
She say she want me for a slave
In the one hand she's holding a quart of wine (Whoa)
In the other she's pointin' that she'll be mine
Now believe me folks, yes I had to run (Why?)
Husband of a zombie ain't no fun (No nice!)
I says "Oh, no my turtle dove"
"That old bag of bones I cannot love" (Whatcha doin'?)

Chorus:

Right then and there she raise a "feet"
"I'm a-going to get you now, my sweet"
"I'm gonna make you call me Sweetie Pie"
I says "Oh, no, get back-you lie"
I may be lyin' but you will see (What?)
After you kiss this dead zombie (Blecccch!!!)
No, I've never seen such a horror in me life
Can you imagine me with a zombie wife? Yes!