Let me tell you a story to chill the bones
 About a thing that I saw
 One night wondering in the everglades
 I had 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

 Then 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

 Had I danced had I pranced had I sung 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'll never know
 Just why they let me go
 But I'll never go dancing no more
 'Till I dance with the dead