Music and Lyrics: John Francisco and Carolyn Defrin
Arrangement: John Francisco
lyrics
Come sit a smack
At the Monster Shack
Come have yourself a real good time
Come listen to it
Jugband music
And drink a pint of monster slime
We’ll strum up here
While you dance down there
You can stomp and hoot and twirl
At the end of the night
You’ll be feelin’ alright
If you’re dancin’ with a monster girl
It’s the Monster Shack
Yeah, it’s the Monster Shack
Cut yourself some slack
And come join the pack
At the Jugband Monster Shack
When tomorrow comes
You may be in the slums
Beat like a rented mule
Workin’ all day
Just slavin’ away
Scarin’ kids like a ghoulish fool
Come quittin’ time
You’ll have done your crime
And you’ll be thinkin’ ‘bout how to get back
To the place that swings
Where you can do your thing
To the Jugband Monster Shack
It’s the Monster Shack
Yeah, it’s the Monster Shack
Cut yourself some slack
And come join the pack
At the Jugband Monster Shack
It’s the Monster Shack
Yeah, it’s the Monster Shack
Ya’ll come on back
To the shack attack
At the Jugband Monster Shack
credits
from The Ballad of the Itsy Bitsy Spider and Other Surprises,
released December 1, 2019
Vocals: John Francisco and Nick Davio
Instrumentation: John Francisco, Nick Davio, Jonas Friddle and Old Town School's Hump Night Thumpers
Mixing/Mastering: Daniel Durrett
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