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Papa Did the Monster Mash

from Black & Orange by vonHummer

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"Papa Did the Monster Mash" is the other mash-up song on this album (the first one being "Killer Caribbean Queen.") This song combines the lyrics from the Temptations' "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash." And it's clearly a match made in Hell.

But such merry Hell! Listen to that stompin' riff, courtesy of my Eastwood guitar, recorded for the first time ever in this song.

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"Papa Did the Monster Mash" [vonHummer]

I was working in the lab/On the third of September/ When my eyes beheld an eerie sight/I’ll always remember/

The day my daddy died/and from his slab began to rise/
I never heard nothin’ but bad things about him/and suddenly to my surprise…

Papa papa papa did the Monster Mash/Wherever he hung his hat was a graveyard smash/Papa papa did the Monster Mash/and when he died in a flash/all he left us was the Monster Mash…/

Hey mama was it true/Daddy never worked a day/In his laboratory in the Castle East/And Mama, some bad talk goin’ round bout Papa and the vampire’s feast/

Folks say Papa never was much on baying hounds/Diggin’ the sounds of ghouls from their humble abodes/Spent all of his time chasin’ women to get a jolt from their electrodes…

Papa papa papa did the Monster Mash/Wherever he hung his hat was a graveyard smash/Papa papa did the Monster Mash/and when he died in a flash/all he left us was the Monster Mash…/

The zombies were having fun/Tell me is that what
Sent Papa to an early grave?/Folks say Papa would beg, borrow and steal/to pay Wolfman, Dracula and his son/

Papa papa papa did the Monster Mash/Wherever he hung his hat was a graveyard smash/Papa papa did the Monster Mash/and when he died in a flash/all he left us was the Monster Mash…/

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from Black & Orange, released October 6, 2010
Vocals: vonHummer
Guitar: vonHummer
Drums: vonHummer

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vonHummer Portland, Oregon

vonHummer is a Portland music/cable access legend whose career spanned from Fall of 2001 to Fall of 2011, during which he recorded a hundred or so songs for use in his absurdist show (and feature film) and played only a handful of concerts. Currently retired, his work shines on for the ages. Or will he someday return...? ... more

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