Rest in Peace

"Rest in Peace" is a song featured in the 2021 Disney+ television special Muppets Haunted Mansion which also contains a portion of "Grim Grinning Ghosts". It is sung by the Caretaker (Darren Criss) as he begs Gonzo and Pepe the King Prawn to not disturb the deceased spirits of the Haunted Mansion's cemetery by letting them rest in peace.
==Lyrics==
The Caretaker:
Please, oh, please, though they're all deceased
I beg of you on bended knee
Please, oh, please, let them rest in peace
For once they start, they never cease
You see, here lies good, old Fred
A great big rock fell on his head
And at peaceful rest lies brother Claude
Planted here beneath the sod
There's the first lady of opera, Haunting Harriet
Searched for a tune but could never carry it
Harriet:
(vocalizing)
The Caretaker:
Poor cousin Maude who never awoke
The night her dreams went up in smoke
The Caretaker and Ghosts:
Please, oh, please, though they're all deceased
We must beware the spirits' release
The Caretaker:
Rest in peace, cousin Huet
We all know you didn't do it
Mary wrote mysteries with masterful quill
Not knowing the ink of words could kill
The Caretaker and Ghosts:
So, please, oh, please, let them rest in peace
Once they start, they never cease
And right before your very eyes
("Grim Grinning Ghosts" begins)
Singing Busts:
As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree
Spooks arrive for the midnight spree
Creepy creeps with eerie eyes
Start to shriek and harmonize
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize
All:
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize
== Trivia ==
* Brother Claude (Edward Asner) originally had a line, which was cut by executives who felt it was inappropriate. When his glass is shattered by Haunting Harriet's note, he remarked "Well, I've been meaning to cut down." Disney executives felt that making light of drinking was in poor taste.
Category:Halloween songs
Category:Villain songs
Category:Group songs
Category:The Muppets songs
Category:The Haunted Mansion songs