This is Halloween

"This is Halloween" is the opening song from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. It introduces you to the world of Halloween Town and its Kooky residents. The Music and Lyrics are by Danny Elfman.

## This is Halloween

### Featured in

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Hallowishes, The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King, The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge

## Lyrics

*(Chorus) Boys and girls of every age,*

*Wouldn't you like to see something strange?*

*Come with us and you will see*

*This, our town of Halloween*

*This is Halloween This is Halloween*

*Pumpkins Scream in the Dead of Night*

*This is Halloween Everybody Make a scene*

*Trick or Treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright*

*It's our town*

*everybody scream*

*In this town of Halloween*

(Man under the bed) *I am the one hiding under your bed*

*Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red*

(Man under the stairs) *I am the one hiding under your stairs*

*Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair*

(Chorus) *This is Halloween This is Halloween*

*Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween*

(Vampires) *In this town we call home*

*Everyone hail to the Pumpkin Song*

(Mayor) *In this town, don't we love it know*

*Everybody's waiting for the next surprise*

(Chorus) *'Round that corner, man,*

*hiding in the trash can*

*Something's waiting out to pounce and how you'll*

(Harlequin Demon) *Scream!*

(Wolfman) *This is Halloween*

(Harlequin Demon) *Red and black*

(Melting Man) *And slimy green*

(Wolfman) *Aren't you scared?*

(Witches) *Well that's just fine*

*Say it once, say it twice, take a chance and role the dice*

*Ride with the moon in the dead of night*

(Hanging tree) *Everybody scream Everybody scream*

(Hanging skeletons) *In our town of Halloween*

(Clown with the Tearaway Face) *I am the Clown with the Tearaway Face*

*Here in a flash and gone without a trace*

(Chorus) *I am the "Who" when you call "Who's there?"*

*I am the wind blowing through you're hair*

(Oogie Boogie) *I am the shadow in the moon at night*

*Filling your dreams to the brim with fright*

(Citizens) *This is Halloween This is Halloween*

*Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween*

*(Halloween Halloween)*

(Corpse Kid and Mummy)

*Life's no fun without a good scare*

(Corpse Dad) *That's our job*

(Corpse Mom) *But we're not mean*

(Both) *In our town of Halloween*

(Mayor) *In this town, don't we love it know*

*Everybody's waiting for the next surprise*

(Citizens) *Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back and*

*scream like a banshee make you jump out of your skin*

*This is* *Halloween Everybody scream*

(Hanging skeletons) *Won't you please make way for a very special guy?*

(Citizens) *Our man, Jack, is king of the pumpkin patch*

*Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now*

*This is Halloween This is Halloween*

*Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween*

(Corpse Kid and Mummy) *In this town we call home*

*Everyone hail to the Pumpkin Song*

(Citizens) *La la la*

*La la la*

*La la*

*La la la*

*La la*

*La la la la la la*

*Weeee!*

## Covers and other versions

* Marilyn Manson (2006)
* Panic at the Disco! (1993)
* Kidz Bop (2004)
* Sadie (2011)
* FamilyJules (2020)
* Jonathan Young (2019)
* Violet Orlandi (2021)

## External Links

https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/80039/versions

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/This\_is\_Halloween