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Meet the Goblin
03:54
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MEET THE GOBLIN
Snick snack snarl Jack
Creepy crawlies in the sack
Look behind you
The Goblin's back!
Coming out into the night
Seeing witches all in flight
It's enough to scare you white
like a ghost under the sheet
standing near you what a sight!
Into darkness you shall go
onto a path made up of fear
follow me you're in for a fright!
Creeping 'bout the alleyways
behind the houses in the night
Making your nightmares as you sleep
it's a thing of such delight!
Open the doors and windows to me
Here I come
Open Sesame!
With a trick or two
up my sleeve
I cross the line
into reality…
Snick snack snarl Jack
Creepy crawlies in the sack
Look behind you
The Goblin's back!
Sing it again boys and girls!
Snick snack snarl Jack
Something's crawling up your back
Turn around look and see
It's coming closer:
Hey it's me!!!
Walking through your hallways
in the dark
Better hope your nightlight
isn't off
Did you set the alarm
before you left?
Or lock your door
before you slept?
No?
Oh well...
Walking through your hallways
in the dark
(Here we go...)
Better hope your nightlight
isn't off
(It's party time!)
Oooh this looks nice
I think I'll take this one
for my collection
Oh look there's a kitty kat
Here kitty kitty kitty!
Come to Goblin now…
Let's leave a message on the board;
The Grim Goblin was here
Let's see what's on TV…
Now you see me
Now you don't
***
Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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JACK O' ROPE
01:13
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JACK O' ROPE
GRIM GOBLIN
GOBLIN JACK
READY OR NOT
HE'S COMING FOR YOU
YOU BETTER RUN
YOU BETTER HIDE
HERE HE COMES
'ROUND THE BEND
IN THE CLOSET
UNDER YOUR BED
LURKING HERE
NOW IN THE DARK
I TOLD YOU ONCE
I TOLD YOU TWICE
NOW HE'S CREEPING
UP BEHIND
SEE HOW MANY
STEPS IT TAKES
TO GET AWAY
FROM GOBLIN JACK
1, 2, 3…
13!
TURN AROUND
LOOK AND SEE
NOW THERE'S
NO WHERE ELSE
TO GO
(I GOT YOU NOW!)
***
Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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Sneaky Goblin
02:54
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SNEAKY GOBLIN
(Instrumental)
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Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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The Ragtime Goblin Man
03:16
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THE RAGTIME GOBLIN MAN (1911)
Words by Andrew B. Sterling
Original Music by Harry Von Tilzer
Sung by: Arthur Francis Collins and Byren G. Harlan
Public Domain
A ragtime goblin man he comes around and
softly hums a ragtime tune.
I know he followed me, He'll catch me sure, And
then there'll be a ragtime swoon.
He's beside me, hide me, hide me, I can feel his breath
Oh, I'm scared to death, He will take me, shake me, make me,
Join his raggedy band.
Oh, oh, where will I go,
That goblin man, that goblin man.
Look out for the goblin man, That ragtime goblin man, Look out for the hook in his hand.
That great big hook in his hand.
There he is, there he is there he is there, see his eyes, see his eyes, see his eyes glare.
Mister bugaboo, if he catches you, He'll beat you, then he'll eat you.
Run, run, just as fast as you can,
From the ragtime goblin man,
Hide. Hide, or he'll give you a ride,
In his ragtime van.
Look out, look out, just hear him shout
Look out, look out, For the rag, rag, rag, ragtime goblin man.
(Oh, oh, where will I go,
That goblin man, that goblin man.)
***
Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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Virus Alchemy
03:26
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VIRUS ALCHEMY
Virus, Alchemy
Blood and Bone
Twisting Nature to my will
Mixing this and mixing that
Let's see what will happen next
It's all a game of chemistry:
Potions, vials, lizard brains
Cooking up concoctions here
to change the Human DNA
Skinny Puppy
Soylent Green
Frankenstein and
Silverstein
Boogie Men and
Voodoo Magic
Wondrous things
they're all unseen
Making up solutions
for the paying institutions
Creating problems as we go
Human ego all unleashed
Building a big Monster
to roam about the world
Never living long enough
to see its full fledged form
Virus, Alchemy
Blood and Bone
Twisting Nature to my will
Mixing this and mixing that
Let's see what will happen next
Voodoo magic
who can tell?
All the things that make us tick
You never know what sets us off
until it's much too late
Eye of newt and chicken gizzards
spelling out the fortunes here
Snakes and snails and lizard tales
Let's see what they have to say
Monkeys in their business suits
throwing out the cash
Funding all the bombs that blow
all around the world
It's all a game of chemistry
For those who deal in drugs
A changing evolution
for those involved in science
But as for me my specialty
lies where my magic sticks
Upon the path of human id
deep inside the brain
Never ask from where it comes from
it all just happens naturally
Take this potion for example
it's ready brewed here for disaster!
***
Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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LIVING IN THE AGE OF FEAR
Devils, Angels
on your back
Twisting paths
into the future
Look around, it's crystal clear:
We're Living in the Age of Fear!
Panic
Preaching
Paranoia--
Never knowing what it's for
Alarms that ring out through
the night
From an empty soulless
chorus
Turn around now
if you dare
to see the shadows
creeping closer
Watching you from
hidden lenses
protected by the
secret laws
Allowing chaos to run free
into this messed up
Malady
This is what it all comes down to--
another terror wreaking havoc!
In this sleeping Paradise
Where your dreaming hours lie
Beware the lull of ignorance
before your bliss turns to
your hell…
Another Nightmare
come to life
From the Forces
you protect
Upon the State
of evil here
into this Land of Living Fear!
Devil's snare-drums beating forth
pounding blood through warring cries
Hearing echoes from within--
the roaring thunder of your doom!
THERE'S NO ESCAPE!
HERE, ALL IS LOST!
LIVING IN THE AGE OF FEAR!
Devils, Angels
at your back
Twisting fates
into the future
Look around, it's crystal clear:
We're Living in the Age of Fear!
Here they come now, at your door,
uninvited "Regulators"--
to take you from your cozy nest,
into a prisoned oubliette--
to wail and rot there all forgotten…
"You have no rights!"
"You are no more!"
--But when their foolish backs are turned
(Now's your chance)
Now we'll STIRKE!
LIVING IN THE AGE OF FEAR…
Panic, Preaching, Paranoia--
Never knowing what it's for
Alarms that ring out through the night
from an empty soulless chorus
Living in the age of fear…
Panic, Preaching, Paranoia--
Never knowing what it's for
Alarms that ring out through the night
from an empty soulless chorus
We're living in the age of fear…
Shhhh!
***
Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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Sneaky Goblin II
02:54
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SNEAKY GOBLIN II
You sneaky Goblin in the night
Bringing Nightmares
Spinning Tales
For all the little children here
who don't believe in weirder things
Creeping Goblin--
what'cha doin' over there?
Making mischief everywhere
Into the world--
that doesn't even stand a chance
Against the truth you show
here
You sneaky Goblin in the night
Breaking walls down
Fragile webs
For all the little children here
who don't believe in stranger things
See the people--
walking blindly all around
Never knowing what's in store
Reality--is
only what you think it is
Until it finally breaks
down
You sneaky Goblin in the night
What you got there?
In your coat?
For all the little children here
who don't believe in anything
Silly children--
Don't you know what mother said?
Never taking candy from
The strangers that--
can only do such harm to you?
Before your eyes can
see them
You sneaky Goblin in the night
Throwing Poison
on young minds
For all the little children here
who don't believe in harmful things
Now you've come here--
Seeking out your own demise
Wicked things that come this way
Past the point of--
no return, you've gone too far
We're coming to the END now…
Here
Something Wicked This Way Comes
You Better Beware,
You're In For A Scare!
The Goblin lurks tonight!
Better lock your doors
and set the alarms
Before you know it--
I'm coming for YOU!
***
Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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Goblin Carnivale
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GOBLIN CARNIVALE
Come one come all
the circus is in town
to bring you dreams and nightmares
for all to enjoy...
Come to the Carnivale
see all your eyes can see
On the carousel
your dreams will turn
as the music plays tonight
Take flight on the ferris wheel
and see the world below
Run through the hall of mirrors, you'll see
all the faces staring back
are not your own, oh no!
It's just your fantasy...
--come alive!
So what'cha waiting for?
My dear
At the Carnivale here,
you'll know
all the treats and tricks in store
for all
you boys and girls
Don't you trust your eyes
when there's so much more to see,
--you know it's true
So come with me
and you will see
This Carnivale of dreams
is yours
to play
tonight
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme…
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme...
Remember me, to one who lives there.
***
Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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9. |
The Long Ride
04:55
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THE LONG RIDE
(Instrumental)
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Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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Metropolis
05:13
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METROPOLIS
(Instrumental)
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Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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11. |
The Monster Inside
06:04
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THE MONSTER INSIDE
dat grotsome greerne tospektor splearne
vasf femte bleare block'a shproll
kast knolle veera vemptre--
lock, knock, un tik
sproingre festre fadisht till
ley fare vemptre
alus spielle!
[That loathsome ugly specktre'd face,
which hold an ill foreboding tide,
casts its wicked spell over all--
comes, knocks, upon the door
suddenly springs its wicked mischief
Laid out here,
all in chaos!]
The monster inside is comin' for you...
Do monsters really exist?
From the dark realms of our nightmares,
into broad daylight
What if what we feared most,
came to life within us?
Where would one find
the monster inside?
Or has it been there,
waiting,
all along?
You can run and you can hide
but you'll never escape
it's comin' for you
The monster inside of you
it's comin' to get you, dear
In the mirror I gazed,
waiting to see what I would find…
Was there a monster inside of me,
waiting to come out into the world?
Or was it all just my imagination?
I had to find out for myself…
I conjured a spell all on my own
and said to my reflection:
Come out come out
whoever you are…
(wherever you are)
You can hide but you'll never escape
it's comin' for you
The monster inside of you
it's comin' to get you, dear
Oh well I guess it didn't work after all
such things never exist in real life
only in your dreams
(nightmares)
(I'm right here,
waiting for you
my dear…
in the darkness!)
You can run
You can hide
The monster inside of you
it's comin' to get you, dear
(You can run
and you can hide
but you'll never escape)
It's comin' for you
The monster inside of you
it's comin' to get you, dear
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Your Nightmare's dream has come at last,
Your Nightmare's dream is staring back at you,
The Nightmare you see is you, my dear,
Always waiting, always, inside
"Call my name in the darkness
and I will come to you
Look in the mirror I am
there inside…"
-Grim Goblin Jack
***
Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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12. |
A Spell Against Despair
04:49
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A SPELL AGAINST DESPAIR
When the world drags you down
and you feel there's nothing left
just remember I am here
waiting for you in the dark
The world has lost its charm
for you my dear…
there's no more left to see
when all you see is gray
Come out and play
the night is young
just come with me
I'll take you there
Never knowing what you're missing
waiting for the page to turn
Don't you know your life's beginning
Don't you throw your life away
There's no more hope for you
left alone in a frightful world
that tears your dreams apart
and throws them in the wind
Don't you be afraid my love, my dear
With me you'll never fear
All of life's miseries
will fade away…into dust!
Just watch my magik do its work!
Wicked Spells
Cast About
Bring this Song
Here to Life
Fiendoch vero bratash spralla
Meicach knolla alluh vemptrah
Like the Pied Piper in the story
I'll show you a world beyond the mountain
Leave this place behind you
And begin anew
*
When the world drags you down
And you feel there's nothing left
Just remember I am here
Waiting for you
In the dark
***
Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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13. |
Goblin's Lullaby
03:10
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GOBLIN'S LULLABY
Goblin's Lullaby
In the Night
Singing melodies
in your head
Goblin's Lullaby
In the Night
Bringing Fairytales
left behind
Now close your eyes
and imagine all you will see
Lost in your dreams -
Here as you sleep -
in a world that never ever sees
all - that you see
Here as you dream
left to wander as you sleep
in the forests of the night
- under moons -
that are always shining bright - in the starry sky
All the things you left
when you were just a little child?
The door is opened for you
as you close your eyes to sleep…
Goblin's Lullaby
In the Night
Singing melodies
in your head
Goblin's Lullaby
In the Night
Bringing Fairytales
left behind
Now's your chance
just come with me
I'll take you where
you want to be
Into worlds
you've dreamed about
you'll never have
to be alone
Open your eyes - and remember all that you've dreamt, here in your heart, kept deep inside -
Like a secret box, that you've found, deep underground
No one but you, holds the secret key, of your dreams, locked deep inside…
Just remember this:
You HAVE the power,
to BELIEVE in your dreams
If you don't, they will fade away,
into the night
(Beware of what you may forget,
or else you may regret it)
Goblin's Lullaby
In the Night
Singing melodies
in your head
Goblin's Lullaby
In the Night
Bringing Fairytales
left behind
***
Grim Goblin Jack
© 2014 Emerald A. Behrens
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Electronic
synthesizers mix with dark melodies to produce a soundscape of urban fantasy.
Dare you enter the world of Grim Goblin Jack?
Grim Goblin Jack's "Tale of Yuletide Terror" is available for radio and stage production.
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