Let me tell you a story to chill the bones

'Bout a thing that I saw

One night wandering in the everglades

I'd one drink but no more



I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight

Gazing up at the stars

Not aware of a presence so near to me

Watching my every move



Feeling scared and I fell to my knees

As something rushed me from the trees

Took me to an unholy place

And that is where I fell from grace



Then they summoned me over to join in with them

To the dance of the dead

Into the circle of fire I followed them

Into the middle I was led



As if time had stopped still I was numb with fear

But still I wanted to go

And the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me

As I walked onto the coals



And I felt I was in a trance

And my spirit was lifted from me

And if only someone had the chance

To witness what happened to me



And I danced and I pranced and I sang with them

All had death in their eyes

Lifeless figures, they were undead all of them

They had ascended from hell



As I danced with the dead my free spirit was laughing

And howling down at me

Below my undead body just danced

The circle of dead



Until the time came to reunite us both my spirit

Came back down to me

I didn't know if I was alive or dead as the others

All joined in with me



By luck then a skirmish started

And took the attention away from me

When they took their gaze from me

Was the moment that I fled



I ran like hell faster than the wind

But behind I did not glance

One thing that I did not dare

Was to look just straight ahead



When you know that your time has come around you know

You'll be prepared for it

Say your last goodbyes to everyone drink

And say a prayer for it



When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed

And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead

When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed

And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead



To this day I guess I will never know

Just why they let me go

But I'll never go dancing no more

'Til I dance with the dead