Don't go down to the basement Lock the attic door Keep the cupboard shut and put a padlock on that drawer There are skeletons in the closet Knocking to be let out There are skeletons in the closet And they are struggling to get out I know it’s all a mystery There’s something in the history Something happened here so long ago Something we never talk about but we all know What has happened hеre I try to think Though it was all so long ago It’s left a stink Shake and rattlе those bones Shake and rattle those bones Turn up the radio Turn on the new TV Play something foolish and put the kettle on for tea There are skeletons in the closet The children will take fright There are skeletons in the closet And they are rattling through the night I know it’s all a mystery There’s something in the history Something happened here what we don’t know Something that's still a mystery from a long ago Murder, plague, and pillage have left their mark You hear the ghosts of history as soon as it’s dark Shake and rattle Shake and rattle Shake-shake-and rattle Shake-shake-shake Shake-shake-shake-shake and rattle those bones Shake and rattle those bones Shake and rattle those bones