When the spooks have a midnight Jamboree They break it up with fiendish glee Ghosts are bad, but the one that's cursed It's the Headless Horseman, he's the worst
That's right, he's a fright, on Halloween night
But when he goes a-joggin' 'cross the land Holdin' his noggin in his hand Demons take one look and groan And hit the road for parts unknown
Beware, take care, he rides alone
And there's no spook, like a spook who's sporned They don't like him, and he's really burned He swears to the longest day he's dead He'll show them that he can get a head
They say he's tired of his flamin' top He's got a yen to make a swap So he rides one night each year To find a head in the hollow here
Now he likes them little, he likes them big Part in the middle, or a wig Black or white or even red The Headless Horseman needs a head
With a hip-hip and a clippity-clop He's out lookin' for a top to chop So don't stop to figure out a plan You can't reason with a headless man
Now if you doubt this tale is so I met that spook just a year ago No, I didn't stop for a second look For once you cross that bridge, my brook friends
The ghost is through, his power ends
So when you're riding home tonight Make for the bridge with all your might He'll be down in the hollow there He needs your head, look out, beware
With a hip-hip and a clippity-clop He's out looking for a head to swap So don't try to figure out a plan You can't reason with a headless man