Monster Mash

  I'm not all that much of a fan of Halloween ( I'll explain later) but "Monster Mash" by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett is a must for me."Monster Mash"is a novelty song that came out on August 25,1962 and was recorded by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett. It was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Record label along with a full length LP called "The Original Monster Mash", which had many other monster themed songs. The "Monster Mash" single reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart on October 20, 1962, just in time for Halloween. It has been an enduring holiday favorite ever since.

I know the quality of the following video isn't too good but it is a 'live' version of Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and his facial expressions while singing the "Monster Mash" is spot on. Now there is a video of Boris Karloff 'singing' the song that someone mixed. It is surprisingly good. I will try and post that one as well.

 MONSTER MASH

I was working in my lab late one night

When my eyes beheld an eerie sight

For my monster from his slab began to rise

And suddenly to my surprise

He did the Mash

He did the Monster Mash

The Monster Mash 

It was a graveyard smash

He did the Mash

It caught on in a flash

He did the Mash

He did the Monster Mash

From my laboratory in the castle east

To the master bedroom where thee vampires feast

 The ghouls all came out grom their humble abodes

 To get a jolt from my electrodes

They did the Mash

They did the Monster Mash

The Monster Mash

It was a graveyard smash

They did the Mash 

It caught on like a flash

They did the Mash

They did the Monster Mash

The zombies were having fun

The party had just begun

The guest included Wolfman

Dracula and his son

The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds

Igor on chains backed by his Baying Hounds

The coffin bangers were about to arrive

With their vocal group, the "Crypt-Kicker Five"

They played the Mash

They played the Monster Mash

The Monster Mash

It was a graveyard smash

They played the Mash

It caught on in a flash

They played the Mash 

They played the Monster Mash

Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring

Seems he was troubled by just one thing 

He opened up the lid and shook his fist

And said, "Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?"

It's noww the Mash

It's now the Monster Mash

The Monster Mash

And it's a graveyard smash

It's now the Mash

It caught on in a flash

It's now the Mash

It's the Monster Mash

Everything's cool, Drac's part of the band

And my Monste mash is the hit of the land

And for you the living, this Mash was meant too

When you get tomy door, tell them Boris sent you

Then you can Mash

Then you can Monster Mash

The Monster Mash

And do my graveyard smash

Then you can Mash

You'll catch on in a flash

Then you can mash

Then you can Monster Mash

Boris Karloff from1965 ABC show Shindig! - recreated