''Grim Grinning Ghosts'' es el tema principal de las atracciones de Haunted Mansion en los parques temáticos de Disney . Fue compuesta por Buddy Baker y la letra fue escrita por Xavier Atencio. Su melodía ha sido adaptada para numerosos usos desde su composición a finales de la década de 1960.
Disney Sing Along Songs: Happy Haunting usa el título y la melodía de la canción, pero con algunas letras cambiadas. También contiene escenas de varios cortos, películas y episodios de televisión de Disney.
En el episodio de House of Mouse " House Ghosts ", los fantasmas de Haunted Mansion interpretan la canción después de que Pete los desata en un intento de asustar a los invitados fuera del club , solo para asustarse a sí mismo.
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When hinges creak in doorless chambers
And strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls
Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still
That is the time when ghosts are present
Practicing their terror with ghoulish delight
When the crypt doors creak, and the tombstones quake
Spooks come out for a swinging wake
Happy haunts materialize
And begin to vocalize
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize
Now don't close your eyes and don't try to hide
Or a silly spook may sit by your side
Shrouded in a daft disguise
They pretend to terrorize
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize
As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree
Spooks arrive for the midnight spree
Creepy creeps with eerie eyes
Start to shriek and harmonize
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize
When you hear the knell of a requiem bell
Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell
Restless bones etherialize
Rise as spooks of every size
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize
Mwahahahahahahahaha!
(repeat three times)
If you would like to join a jamboree
There's a simple rule that's compulsory
Mortals pay a token fee
Rest in peace, the haunting's free
So hurry back, we would like your company
Hurry back...hurry back...
Be sure to bring your death certificate
If you decide to join us
Make final arrangements now
We've been...dying...to have you