Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Narrator:'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems, in a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams. For the story that you are about to be told, took place in the holiday worlds of old. Now, you've probably wondered where holidays come from. If you haven't, I'd say it's time you begun.
This Is Halloween
Shadow: Boys and girls of every age Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Siamese Shadow: Come with us and you will see This, our town of Halloween
Pumpkin Patch Chorus: This is Halloween, this is Halloween Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
Ghosts: This is Halloween, everybody make a scene Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright It's our town, everybody scream In this town of Halloween
Creature Under Bed: I am the one hiding under your bed Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
Man Under The Stairs: I am the one hiding under your stairs Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
Corpse Chorus: This is Halloween, this is Halloween Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Vampires: In this town we call home Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
Mayor: In this town, don't we love it now? Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
Corpse Chorus:Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can Something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll scream
Harlequin Demon, Werewolf, and Melting man Scream! This is Halloween Red 'n' black, slimy green
Werewolf: Aren't you scared?
Witches: Well, that's just fine Say it once, say it twice Take the chance and roll the dice Ride with the moon in the dead of night
Hanging Tree: Everybody scream, everybody scream
Hanged Men: In our town of Halloween
Clown:I am the Clown with the tear-away face Here in a flash and gone without a trace
Second Ghoul: I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?" I am the wind blowing through your hair
Oogie Boogie Shadow: I am the Shadow on the moon at night Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
Corpse Chorus:This is Halloween, this is Halloween Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Child Corpse Trio: Tender lumplings everywhere Life's no fun without a good scare
Parent Corpses: That's our job, but we're not mean In our town of Halloween
Corpse Chorus:In this town
Mayor: Don't we love it now?
Mayor with Corpse Chorus:Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
Corpse Chorus:Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back And scream like a banshee Make you jump out of your skin This is Halloween, everybody scream Won't ya please make way for a very special guy Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now
Everyone: This is Halloween, this is Halloween Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Corpse Child Trio: In this town we call home Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
Everyone: La la-la la, Halloween! Halloween! (etc.)
Everyone: [applause]
Witches:Cackling
Clown:It's over!
Behemoth: We did it!
[tummy bump]
Werewolf: Wasn't it terrifying?
Hyde & Cyclops: What a night!
Mayor: Great Halloween everybody.
Jack: I believe it was our most horrible yet! Thank you everyone.
Mayor: No, thanks to you, Jack. Without your brilliant leadership -
Jack: Not at all Mayor.
Vampire: (fat) You're such a scream, Jack
Witch: You're a Witch's fondest dream!
Witch: (little) You made walls fall, Jack
Witch: Walls fall? You made the very mountains cr*ck, Jack
Dr. Finkelstein: The deadly nightshade you slipped me wore off, Sally.
Sally: Let go!
Dr. Finkelstein:You're not ready for so much excitement!
Sally: Yes I am!
Dr. Finkelstein:You're coming with me!
Sally: No I'm not! [Sally pulls out the thread that's holding her arm on]
Dr. Finkelstein:Come back here you foolish oaf! Ow!
Creature From Black Lagoon: Ooo Jack, you make wounds ooze and flesh crawl.
Jack: Thank you, thank you, thank you -- very much
Mayor: Hold it! We haven't given out the prizes yet! Our first award goes to the Vampires for most blood drained in a single evening. [applause]
Mayor: A frightening and honorable mention goes to the fabulous Dark Lagoon leeches
Sax Player: Nice work, Bone Daddy.
Jack: Yeah, I guess so. Just like last year and the year before that and the year before that.
[entering graveyard]
Jack's Lament
Performed by Danny Elfman
There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best
For my talents are renowned far and wide
When it comes to surprises in the moonlit night
I excel without ever even trying
With the slightest little effort of my ghostlike charms
I have seen grown men give out a shriek
With the wave of my hand, and a well-placed moan
I have swept the very bravest off their feet
Yet year after year, it's the same routine
And I grow so weary of the sound of screams
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King
Have grown so tired of the same old thing
Oh, somewhere deep inside of these bones
An emptiness began to grow
There's something out there, far from my home
A longing that I've never known
I'm the master of fright, and a demon of light
And I'll scare you right out of your pants
To a guy in Kentucky, I'm Mister Unlucky
And I'm known throughout England and France
And since I am dead, I can take off my head
To recite Shakespearean quotations
No animal nor man can scream like I can
With the fury of my recitations
But who here would ever understand
That the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin
Would tire of his crown, if they only understood
He'd give it all up if he only could
Oh, there's an empty place in my bones
That calls out for something unknown
The fame and praise come year after year
Does nothing for these empty tears
[leaving graveyard and entering forest]
Sally: Jack, I know how you feel.
[Sally gathers herbs]
[back at Dr. Finkelstein's castle]
Dr. Finkelstein:Sally, you've come back.
Sally: I had to.
Dr. Finkelstein:For this?
[showing her arm]
Sally: Yes.
Dr. Finkelstein:Shall we then. That's twice this month you've slipped deadly nightshade into my tea and run off --
Sally: Three times!
Dr. Finkelstein:You're mine you know! I made you with my own hands.
Sally: You can make other creations. I'm restless, I can't help it.
Dr. Finkelstein:It's a phase my dear, it'll pass. We need to be patient that's all.
Sally: But, I don't want to be patient.
[forest]
Zero: bark
Jack: No Zero, not now. I'm not in the mood.
Zero: bark
Jack: All right. [giving Zero a rib from himself] Here ya go boy.
[Zero gets rib and shows off his nose]
[Back to Halloweentown]
Mayor: Morning gents [to the band]
[humming This Is Halloween, walks up to Jack's front door and rings bell]
Mayor: Jack, you home?
[getting worried, switches face and knocks with desperation then switch back to happy face]
Mayor: Jack? I've got the plans for next Halloween. I need to go over them with you so we can get started.
Mayor: (with worried face) Jack, please, I'm only an elected an official here, I can't make decisions by myself. Jack, answer me!!
[falls down steps]
Accordian Player: He's not home.
Mayor: Where is he?
Sax Player: He hasn't been home all night.
Mayor: ooooo
[back to forest]
Jack: (yawning) Where are we? It's someplace new.
Zero: bark bark
Jack: What is this?
[Jack sees Valentine's tree, shamrock tree, Easter egg tree, turkey tree]
Jack: [gasps]
[sees Xmas tree]
[turns knob and gets sucked in]
Zero: bark bark
Jack: Whoa!!!!
What's This?
Performed by Danny Elfman
What's this? What's this?
There's color everywhere
What's this?
There's white things in the air
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes
I must be dreaming
Wake up, Jack, this isn't fair
What's this?
What's this? What's this?
There's something very wrong
What's this?
There's people singing songs
What's this?
The streets are lined with
Little creatures laughing
Everybody seems so happy
Have I possibly gone daffy?
What is this?
What's this?
There's children throwing snowballs
instead of throwing heads
They're busy building toys
And absolutely no one's dead
There's frost on every window
Oh, I can't believe my eyes
And in my bones I feel the warmth
That's coming from inside
Oh, look
What's this?
They're hanging mistletoe, they kiss
Why that looks so unique, inspired
They're gathering around to hear a story
Roasting chestnuts on a fire
What's this?
What's this?
In here they've got a little tree, how q*eer
And who would ever think
And why?
They're covering it with tiny little things
They've got electric lights on strings
And there's a smile on everyone
So, now, correct me if I'm wrong
This looks like fun
This looks like fun
Oh, could it be I got my wish?
What's this?
Oh my, what now?
The children are asleep
But look, there's nothing underneath
No ghouls, no Witches here to scream and scare them
Or ensnare them, only little cozy things
Secure inside their dreamland
What's this?
The monsters are all missing
And the nightmares can't be found
And in their place there seems to be
Good feeling all around
Instead of screams, I swear
I can hear music in the air
The smell of cakes and pies
Are absolutely everywhere
The sights, the sounds
They're everywhere and all around
I've never felt so good before
This empty place inside of me is filling up
I simply cannot get enough
I want it, oh, I want it
Oh, I want it for my own
I've got to know
I've got to know
What is this place that I have found?
What is this?
Christmas Town, hmm...
Sandy Claws: Ho Ho Ho Ho ho ho ho ho
Jack: hmm..
[Halloweentown]
Clown:This has never happened before.
Witch: It's suspicious.
Witch: (little) It's peculiar.
Vampires: It's scary.
Mayor: Stand aside.
Werewolf: grrrr
Mayor: Coming through. We've got find Jack. There's only 365 days left till next Halloween.
Werewolf: 364!
Mayor: Is there anywhere we've forgotten to check?
Clown:I looked in every mausoleum.
Witches:We opened the sarcophagi.
Hyde: I tromped through the pumpkin patch.
Vampire: I peeked behind the Cyclops's eye. I did! But he wasn't there.
Mayor: It's time to sound the alarms.
[Dr. Finkelstein's castle]
Sally: Frog's breath will overpower any odor. Bitter. [coughing] Worm's wart. Where's that worm's wart?
Dr. Finkelstein:Sally, that soup ready yet?
Sally: Coming....lunch
Dr. Finkelstein:Ah, what's that? Worm's wart, mmm, and...frog's breath.
Sally: What's wrong? I-I thought you liked frog's breath.
Dr. Finkelstein:Nothing's more suspicious than frog's breath. Until you taste it I won't swallow a spoonful.
Sally: I'm not hungry... [knocking spoon] Oops!
Dr. Finkelstein:You want me to starve. An old man like me who hardly has strength as it is. Me, to whom you owe your very life.
Sally: Oh don't be silly. [eats soup with trick spoon] Mmmm, see. Scrumptious.
[Dr. Finkelstein eats soup]
[Halloween]
Mayor: Did anyone think to dredge the lake?
Vampire: Ah, this morning!
Zero: barks
Witch: Hear that?
Witch: (little) What?
Witch: Shh!
Zero: barks
Vampire: Zero!
[fanfare as Jack: and Zero arrive]
Kid: Jack's back!
Mayor: Where have you been?
Jack: Call a town meeting and I'll tell everyone all about it.
Mayor: When?
Jack: Immediately!
Mayor: [in his Mayor truck] Town meeting, town meeting, town meeting tonight, town meeting tonight
[at meeting]
Clown:[giggles as he hits Sally]
Jack: Listen everyone. I want to tell you about Christmastown.
Town Meeting Song
Performed by Danny Elfman and Cast
Jack:
There are objects so peculiar
They were not to be believed
All around, things to tantalize my brain
It's a world unlike anything I've ever seen
And as hard as I try
I can't seem to describe
Like a most improbable dream
But you must believe when I tell you this
It's as real as my skull and it does exist
Here, let me show you
This is a thing called a present
The whole thing starts with a box
Devil:A box? is it steel?
Werewolf: Are there locks?
Harlequin Demon: Is it filled with a pox?
Devil, Werewolf, Harlequin Demon: A pox How delightful, a pox
Jack: If you please Just a box with bright-colored paper And the whole thing's topped with a bow
Witches:A bow? But why? How ugly What's in it? What's in it?
Jack: That's the point of the thing, not to know
Clown:It's a bat Will it bend?
Creature Under The Stairs: It's a rat Will it break?
Undersea Gal: Perhaps it s the head that I found in the lake
Jack: Listen now, you don't understand That's not the point of Christmas land
Now, pay attention We pick up an oversized sock And hang it like this on the wall
Mr. Hyde: Oh, yes! Does it still have a foot?
Medium Mr. Hyde: Let me see, let me look
Small Mr. Hyde: Is it rotted and covered with gook?
Jack: Um, let me explain There's no foot inside, but there's candy Or sometimes it's filled with small toys
Mummy and Winged Demon: Small toys
Winged Demon: Do they bite?
Mummy: Do they snap?
Winged Demon: Or explode in a sack?
Corpse Kid: Or perhaps they just spring out And scare girls and boys
Mayor: What a splendid idea This Christmas sounds fun I fully endorse it Let's try it at once
Jack: Everyone, please now, not so fast There's something here that you don't quite grasp Well, I may as well give them what they want And the best, I must confess, I have saved for the last For the ruler of this Christmas land Is a fearsome king with a deep mighty voice Least that's what I've come to understand
And I've also heard it told That he's something to behold Like a lobster, huge and red When he sets out to slay with his rain gear on Carting bulging sacks with his big great arms That is, so I've heard it said
And on a dark, cold night Under full moonlight He flies into a fog Like a vulture in the sky And they call him Sandy Claws
Well, at least they're excited But they don't understand That special kind of feeling in Christmas land Oh, well...
[Jack's house]
Jack: There's got to be a logical way to explain this Xmas thing.
[Dr. Finkelstein's castle]
Dr. Finkelstein:You've poisoned me for the last time you wretched girl.
[locks Sally away]
[dingdong]
Dr. Finkelstein:Oh my head...the door is open.
Jack: Hel-lo
Dr. Finkelstein:Jack Skellington, up here my boy.
Jack: Dr. I need to borrow some equipment.
Dr. Finkelstein:Is that so, whatever for?
Jack: I'm conducting a series of experiments.
Dr. Finkelstein:How perfectly marvelous. Curiosity k*lled the cat, you know.
Jack: I know.
Dr. Finkelstein:Come on into the lab and we'll get you all fixed up.
Sally: Hmm. Experiments?
[Jack's house]
Jack: Zero, I'm home.
[Jack examines & experiments with Xmas stuff]
Jack: Interesting reaction....but what does it mean?
[Sally's room]
[after Sally jumps to give Jack his basket...]
Dr. Finkelstein:You can come out now if you promise to behave. Sally. Sally. Oooh! Gone again!
[Jack's house]
[Sally gives Jack his basket and sneaks off and picks a flower which catches on fire]
Jack's Obsession
Performed by Danny Elfman and Cast
CITIZENS OF HALLOWEEN
Something's up with Jack
Something's up with Jack
Don't know if we're ever going to get him back
He's all alone up there
Locked away inside
Never says a word
Hope he hasn't d*ed
Something's up with Jack
Something's up with Jack
Jack:
Christmas time is buzzing in my skull
Will it let me be? I cannot tell
There's so many things I cannot grasp
When I think I've got it, and then at last
Through my bony fingers it does slip
Like a snowflake in a fiery grip
Something here I'm not quite getting
Though I try, I keep forgetting
Like a memory long since past
Here in an instant, gone in a flash
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
In these little bric-a-brac
A secret's waiting to be cracked
These dolls and toys confuse me so
Confound it all, I love it though
Simple objects, nothing more
But something's hidden through a door
Though I do not have the key
Something's there I cannot see
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
Hmm...
I've read these Christmas books so many times
I know the stories and I know the rhymes
I know the Christmas carols all by heart
My skull's so full, it's tearing me apart
As often as I've read them, something's wrong
So hard to put my bony finger on
Or perhaps it's really not as deep
As I've been led to think
Am I trying much too hard?
Of course! I've been too close to see
The answer's right in front of me
Right in front of me
It's simple really, very clear
Like music drifting in the air
Invisible, but everywhere
Just because I cannot see it
Doesn't mean I can't believe it
You know, I think this Christmas thing
It's not as tricky as it seems
And why should they have all the fun?
It should belong to anyone
Not anyone, in fact, but me
Why, I could make a Christmas tree
And there's no reason I can find
I couldn't handle Christmas time
I bet I could improve it too
And that's exactly what I'll do
Hee,hee,hee
Jack: Eureka!! This year, Christmas will be ours!
Mayor: Patience, everyone. Jack has a special Job for each of us. Dr. Finkelstein, your Xmas assignment is ready. Dr. Finkelstein to the front of the line.
Vampire:What kind of a noise is that for a baby to make?
Jack: Perhaps it can be improved?
Vampires: No problem!
Jack: I knew it! Dr. thank you for coming. We need some of these. [showing picture of Santa and sleigh]
Dr. Finkelstein: Hmm.. their construction should be exceedingly simple. I think.
Mayor: How horrible our Xmas will be.
Jack: No--how jolly.
Mayor: [switches face] Oh, how jolly our Xmas will be. [gets pelted] What are you doing here?
Lock: Jack: sent for us.
Shock: Specifically.
Barrel: By name.
Lock: Lock
Shock: Shock
Barrel: Barrel
Mayor: Jack, Jack it's Oogie's boys!
Jack: Ah, Halloween's finest trick or treaters. The job I have for you is top secret. It requires craft, cunning, mischief.
Shock: And we thought you didn't like us, Jack. [giggles]
Jack: Absolutely no one is to know about it. Not a soul. Now-- [whispers to LS&B] And one more thing -- leave that no account OOogie Boogie out of this!
Barrel: Whatever you say, Jack.
Shock: Of course Jack.
Lock: Wouldn't dream of it Jack.
[all said with their fingers crossed]
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
Performed by Paul Reubens, Catherine O'Hara, and Danny Elfman
Lock, Shock, and Barrel:Kidnap Mr. Sandy Claws
Lock:I wanna do it
Barrel:Let's draw straws
Shock:Jack said we should work together Three of a kind
Lock, Shock, and Barrel:Birds of a feather Now and forever Wheeee La, la, la, la, la
Kidnap the Sandy Claws,Lock him up real tight Throw away the key and then Turn off all the lights
Shock:First, we're going to set some bait Inside a nasty trap and wait When he comes a-sniffing we will Snap the trap and close the gate
Lock:Wait! I've got a better plan To catch this big red lobster man Let's pop him in a boiling pot And when he's done we'll butter him up
Lock, Shock and Barrel:Kidnap the Sandy Claws Throw him in a box Bury him for ninety years Then see if he talks
Shock:Then Mr. Oogie Boogie Man Can take the whole thing over then He'll be so pleased, I do declare That he will cook him rare
Lock, Shock and Barrel:Wheeee
Lock: I say that we take a cannon Aim it at his door And then knock three times And when he answers Sandy Claws:will be no more
Shock:You're so stupid, think now lf we blow him up to smithereens We may lose some pieces And then Jack will b*at us black and green
Lock, Shock and Barrel:Kidnap the Sandy Claws Tie him in a bag Throw him in the ocean Then, see if he is sad
Lock and Shock:Because Mr. Oogie Boogie is the meanest guy around If I were on his Boogie list, I'd get out of town
Barrel:He'll be so pleased by our success That he'll reward us too, I'll bet
Lock, Shock and Barrel:Perhaps he'll make his special brew Of snake and spider stew Ummm!
We're his little henchmen and We take our job with pride We do our best to please him And stay on his good side
Shock:I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb
Barrel:I'm not the dumb one
Lock:You're no fun
Shock:Shut up
Lock:Make me
Shock:I've got something, listen now This one is real good, you'll see We'll send a present to his door Upon there'll be a note to read Now, in the box we'll wait and hide Until his curiosity entices him to look inside
Barrel: And then we'll have him One, two, three
Lock, Shock and Barrel:Kidnap the Sandy Claws, b*at him with a stick Lock him up for ninety years, see what makes him tick Kidnap the Sandy Claws, chop him into bits Mr. Oogie Boogie is sure to get his kicks Kidnap the Sandy Claws, see what we will see Lock him in a cage and then, throw away the key
Oogie Boogie:Sandy Claws..hahaha
[city hall]
Jack: It goes something like this. [Jingle bells] How about it? Think you can manage?
Person Inside Bass: a one, and a two, and a three, and a. . .
[Jingle in a flat key by the band]
Mayor: Next!
Jack: Fantastic! Now why don't you all practice on that and we'll be in great shape. Sally, I need your help more than anyone's.
Sally: You certainly do, Jack. I had the most terrible vision.
Jack: That's splendid.
Sally: No, it was about your Xmas. There was smoke and fire.
Jack: That not my Xmas. My Xmas is filled with laughter and joy and this--my Sandy Claws outfit. I want you to make it.
Sally: Jack, please, listen to me--it's going to be a disaster.
Jack: How could it be--just follow the pattern. This part is red, the trim is white.
Sally: It's a mistake, Jack.
Jack: Now don't be modest, who else is clever enough to make my Sandy Claws:outfit.
Mayor: Next!
Jack: I have every confidence in you.
Sally: But it seems wrong to me, very wrong.
[to Behemoth]
Jack: This device is called a nutcracker.
Lock, Shock & Barrel:Jack, Jack we caught him we caught him.
Jack: Perfect! Open it up. Quickly!
[opens to reveal the Easter bunny]
Jack: That's not Sandy Claws!
Shock:It isn't?
Barrel:Who is it?
Behemoth: Bunny!
Jack: Not Sandy Claws...take him back!
Lock: We followed your instructions--
Barrel:we went through the door--
Jack: Which door? There's more than one. Sandy Claws is behind the door shaped like this.
[shows Xmas cookie in shape of tree]
Shock:I told you!
[LS&B start fighting]
Jack: Arr!! [making scary face at LS&B]
Jack: I'm very sorry for the inconvenience, sir. Take him home first and apologize again. Be careful with Sandy Claws when you fetch him. Treat him nicely.
Lock, Shock & Barrel:Got it. We'll get it right next time.
[Dr. Finkelstein's castle]
Dr. Finkelstein: You will be a decided improvement over that treacherous Sally.
Igor: Master, the plans.
Dr. Finkelstein: Excellent, Igor.
[throws him a dog bone]
Making Christmas
Performed by Danny Elfman and the Citizens of Halloween
Clown:This time, this time
Group: Making Christmas
Accordian Player: Making Christmas
Mayor: Making Christmas, making Christmas Is so fine
Group: It's ours this time And won't the children be surprised It's ours this time
Child Corpse: Making Christmas
Mummy: Making Christmas
Mummy and Corpse Child: Making Christmas
Witches:Time to give them something fun
Witches and Creature Lady: They'll talk about for years to come
Group: Let's have a cheer from everyone It's time to party
Duck Toy: Making Christmas, making Christmas
Vampires: Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice With spider legs and pretty bows
Vampires and Winged Demon: It's ours this time
Corpse Father: All together, that and this
Corpse Father, Wolf Man: With all our tricks we're
Corpse Father, Wolf Man, Devil:Making Christmastime
Wolf Man: Here comes Jack
Jack: I don't believe what's happening to me My hopes, my dreams, my fantasies Hee, hee, hee, hee
Harlequin: Won't they be impressed, I am a genius See how I transformed this old rat Into a most delightful hat
Jack: Hmm, my compliments from me to you On this your most intriguing hat Consider though this substitute A bat in place of this old rat Huh! No, no, no, now that's all wrong This thing will never make a present It's been dead now for much too long Try something fresher, something pleasant Try again, don't give up
Three Mr. Hydes: All together, that and this With all our tricks we're making Christmastime
(Instrumental)
Group: This time, this time
Jack: It's ours!
Group: Making Christmas, making Christmas La, la, la It's almost here
Group and Wolf Man: And we can't wait
Group and Harlequin: So ring the bells and celebrate
Group: 'Cause when the full moon starts to climb We'll all sing out
Jack: It's Christmastime Hee, hee, hee
[Christmastown]
Sandy Claws: Kathleen, Bobby, Susie, yes, Susie's been nice. Nice, nice, naughty, nice, nice, nice. There are hardly any naughty children this year.
[door chime: jingle all the way]
Sandy Claws: Now who could that be?
Lock, Shock & Barrel:Trick or treat!
Sandy Claws: Huh?
[back to Halloweentown]
[to Jack in Sandy garb]
Sally: You don't look like yourself Jack, not at all.
Jack: Isn't that wonderful. It couldn't be more wonderful!
Sally: But you're the Pumpkin King.
Jack: Not anymore. And I feel so much better now.
Sally: Jack, I know you think something's missing. But --
[pricks Jack's finger with needle]
Sally: Sorry
Jack: You're right, something is missing but what? I've got the beard, the coat, the boots --
Lock, Shock & Barrel:Jack, Jack this time we bagged him!
Lock: This time we really did!
Barrel:He sure is big Jack!
Shock:And heavy!
Sandy Claws:Let me out!
Jack: Sandy Claws in person. What a pleasure to meet you. Why you have hands! You don't have claws at all.
Sandy Claws:Where am I?
Jack: Surprised aren't you? I knew you would be. You don't need to have another worry about Xmas this year.
Sandy Claws:What?
Jack: Consider this a vacation Sandy, a reward. It's your turn to take it easy.
Sandy Claws:But there must be some mistake!
Jack: See that he's comfortable. Just a second fellows. Of course, that's what I'm missing.
Sandy Claws:But --
Jack: Thanks! [took Sandy's hat]
Sandy Claws:You just can't... Hold on where are we going now?
Jack: ho ho ho
Sally: This is worse than I thought, much worse. I know...
Sandy Claws:Me? On vacation on Xmas eve?
Barrel:Where are we taking him?
Sally: Where?
Lock: To Oogie boogie, of course. There isn't anywhere in the whole world more comfortable than that and Jack: said to make him comfortable. Didn't he?
Shock & Barrel:Yes he did.
Sandy Claws:Haven't you heard of peace on earth and good will toward men?
Lock, Shock & Barrel:No!
[Dr. Finkelstein's castle]
[getting fog juice]
Sally: This'll stop Jack.
[working on new creation to replace Sally]
Dr. Finkelstein:What a joy to think of all we'll have in common. We'll have conversations worth having.
[Oogie's]
Lock, Shock & Barrel:[laughing]
Sandy Claws:Don't do this. Naughty children never get any presents.
Shock:I think he might be too big.
Lock: No he's not. If he can go down a chimney, he can fit down here!
[in Oogie's lair]
Oogie Boogie's Song
Performed by Ken Page with Ed lvory
Oogie Boogie:
Well, well, well, what have we here?
Sandy Claws, huh?
Oh, I'm really scared
So you're the one everybody's talkin' about, ha, ha
You're jokin', you're jokin'
I can't believe my eyes
You're jokin' me, you gotta be
This can't be the right guy
He's ancient, he's ugly
I don't know which is worse
I might just split a seam now
If I don't die laughing first
Mr. Oogie Boogie:says
There's trouble close at hand
You'd better pay attention now
'Cause I'm the Boogie Man
And if you aren't shakin'
There's something very wrong
'Cause this may be the last time
You hear the boogie song, ohhh
Three Skeletons: Ohhh
Oogie Boogie:Ohhh
Two Skeletons in Vice: Ohhh
Oogie Boogie:Ohhh
Three Bats: Ohhh, he's the Oogie Boogie Man
Santa: Release me now Or you must face the dire consequences The children are expecting me So please, come to your senses
Oogie Boogie:You're jokin', you're jokin' I can't believe my ears Would someone shut this fella up I'm drownin' in my tears It's funny, I'm laughing You really are too much And now, with your permission I'm going to do my stuff
Santa: What are you going to do?
Oogie Boogie:I'm gonna do the best I can
Oh, the sound of rollin' dice To me is music in the air 'Cause I'm a gamblin' Boogie Man Although I don't play fair
It's much more fun, I must confess With lives on the line Not mine, of course, but yours, old boy Now that'd be just fine
Santa: Release me fast or you will have to Answer for this heinous act
Oogie Boogie:Oh, brother, you're something You put me in a spin You aren't comprehending The position that you're in It's hopeless, you're finished You haven't got a prayer 'Cause I'm Mr. Oogie Boogie And you ain't going nowhere
[LS&B laughing]
[back to Halloweentown]
[Sally pouring fog juice into fountain]
[Jack appears from coffin and there's applause]
Mayor: Think of us as you soar triumphantly through the sky outshining every star. Your silhouette a dark blot on the moon, you who are our pride, you who are our glory, you who have frightened billions into an early grave.
[the fog starts to get worse]
Mayor: You who have eh, devastated the souls of the living...
Jack: Oh no! We can't take off in this! The reindeer can't see an inch in front of their noses.
Sally: Whew!
Vampire: This fog's as thick as, as...
Cyclops: Jelly brains
Vampire: Thicker!
Jack: There go all of my hope, my precious plans, my glorious dreams.
Kid: [crying] There goes Xmas.
Zero: barks
Jack: No Zero, down boy. My what a brilliant nose you have. The better to light my way! To the head of the team, Zero! We're off!
Sally: Wait Jack, no!
[Jack is off!]
[cheers]
Jack: ho ho ha ha ha
Sally: Good bye Jack, my dearest Jack. Oh how I hope my premonition is wrong.
Sally's Song
Performed by Catherine O'Hara
I sense there's something in the wind
That feels like tragedy's at hand
And though I'd like to stand by him
Can't shake this feeling that I have
The worst is just around the bend
And does he notice my feelings for him?
And will he see how much he means to me?
I think it's not to be
What will become of my dear friend?
Where will his actions lead us then?
Although I'd like to join the crowd
In their enthusiastic cloud
Try as I may, it doesn't last
And will we ever end up together?
No, I think not, it's never to become
For I am not the one
[Jack playing Sandy]
Jack: ho ho ho ho ho ho he he he
[lands loudly & wakes up little kid]
A little kid Santa! [sees Jack] [gasps] Santa?
Jack: Merry Xmas! And what is your name?
Kid: uh uh
Jack: That's all right. I have a special present for you anyway. There you go sonny. Hohohohehehe
[goes back up chimney]
Mother: And what did Santa bring you honey?
[pulls out shrunken head]
[mother and father scream]
Jack: Merry Xmas!
Cop [ON PHONE] Hello, police. [frantic peanuts-type talk] att*cked by Xmas toys? That's strange. That's the second toy complaint we've had.
Jack: hohohohehehe
[k*ller wreath, snake, Vampire toy, k*ller duck]
[screams]
[Jack puts toys down chimneys]
[screams]
[Jack in the box chases fat kid]
Jack: You're welcome one and all!
Cop [on phone] Where'd you spot him?
---Fast as we can, ma'am
---Police
---I know, I know a skeleton
---Keep calm
---Turn off all the lights
---Make sure the doors are Locked
---Hello, police
Newscaster: Reports are pouring in from all over the globe that an impostor is shamelessly impersonating Santa Claus, mocking and mangling this joyous holiday.
Halloween residents [cheers]
Newscaster: Police assure us that this moment, m*llitary units are mobilizing to stop the perpetrator of this heinous crime.
Sally: [over the Newscaster] Jack, someone has to help Jack. Where'd they take that Sandy Claws?
Newscaster: --Come back and save Xmas
Jack: Look Zero, search lights!
[f*ring at Jack]
Jack: They're celebrating! They're thanking us for doing such a good job.
[almost hits Zero]
Jack: Whoa, careful down there, you almost hit us.
Zero: bark
Jack: It's ok, Zero. Head higher!
[Oogie lair]
Oogie Boogie:Are you a gamblin man, Sandy? Let's play.
[sees Sally's leg]
Oogie Boogie:Mmmm.. my, my....what have we here?
[Sally's hands start to rescue Sandy]
Sally: [whispering] I'll get you out of here.
Oogie Boogie:Ah, lovely. Tickle, tickle, tickle. Tickle, tickle, tickle.
[Sally's hands untie Sandy]
[Oogie realizes that there's no body to the leg]
Oogie Boogie:What?!? You trying to make a dupe out of me?
[Oogie sucks Sandy and Sally back in]
[back to Jack]
Jack: Who's next on my list. Ah, little Harry and Jordan. Won't they be surprised.
[sleigh gets hit]
Jack: They're trying to hit us! ZERO!
Zero: Bark
[sleigh gets hit]
[as Jack's falling]
Jack: Merry Xmas to all and to all a good night...
[Halloween]
Werewolf: howl!
Mayor: (with white face) I knew this Xmas thing was a bad idea. I felt it in my gut. Terrible news folks. The worst tragedy of our times. Jack has been blown to smithereens. Terrible, terrible news.
[back to "normal" town]
Cop [in car] Attention, attention citizens. Terrible news. There's still no sign of Santa Claus. Although the impostor has been sh*t down, it looks like Xmas will have to be canceled this year. I repeat the impostor has been sh*t down but there's still no sign ......
[Jack in cemetery]
Poor Jack
Performed by Danny Elfman
What have I done?
What have I done?
How could I be so blind?
All is lost, where was I?
Spoiled all, spoiled all
Everything's gone all wrong
What have I done?
What have I done?
Find a deep cave to hide in
In a million years they'll find me
Only dust and a plaque
That reads, 'Here Lies Poor Old Jack"
But I never intended all this madness, never
And nobody really understood, well how could they?
That all I ever wanted was to bring them something great
Why does nothing ever turn out like it should?
Well, what the heck, I went and did my best
And, by god, I really tasted something swell
And for a moment, why, I even touched the sky
And at least I left some stories they can tell, I did
And for the first time since I don't remember when
I felt just like my old bony self again
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King
That's right! I am the Pumpkin King, ha, ha, ha, ha
And I just can't wait until next Halloween
'Cause I've got some new ideas that will really make them scream
And, by God, I'm really going to give it all my might
Uh oh, I hope there's still time to set things right
Sandy Claws, hmm
[Oogie lair]
Sally: You wait till Jack: hears about this. By the time he's through with you, you'll be lucky if you...
Mayor: The king of Halloween has been blown to smithereens. Skeleton Jack: is now a pile of dust.
Sally: [gasp]
Jack: Come on Zero. Xmas isn't over yet!
Oogie Boogie:What's that you were saying about luck, rag doll?
Sally: Help, help, help, help
Oogie Boogie:Sandy, looks like it's Oogie's turn to boogie.
Sally: [scream]
Oogie Boogie:one 2 3 4 5 6 7 -- hahaha
Sandy Claws:This can't be happening!
Oogie Boogie:Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust. Oh, I'm feeling weak...with hunger. One more roll of the dice oughta do it. Haha [rolls dice] What! Snake eyes. [bang on table] Eleven! Haha looks like I won the jackpot! Bye bye doll face and sandman. Ha, ha, ha [about to dump Sally & Sandy Claus into the lava] What the...
Jack: Hello Oogie
Oogie Boogie:Jack, but they said you were dead. You must be double dead. Well come on bone man.
Zero: bark bark
Oogie Boogie:oooo ooo ooo. Pull an arm. ha ha
Sally: Jack look out!
Oogie Boogie:So long, Jack. haha
Jack: How dare you treat my friends so shamefully.
[Jack pulls the thread that came loose that held Oogie together]
Oogie Boogie:Now look what you've done. My bugs, my bugs, my bugs, bye bye bye
Jack: Forgive me Mr. claws, I'm afraid I've made a terrible mess of your holiday.
Sandy Claws:Bumpy sleigh ride, Jack? The next time you get the urge to take over someone else's holiday, I'd listen to her! She's the only one who makes any sense around this insane asylum! Skeletons....
Jack: I hope there's still time--
Sandy Claws:To fix Xmas? Of course there is, I'm Santa Claus!
[and laying a finger aside of his nose, up Oogie's chimney he rose]
Sally: He'll fix things Jack. He knows what to do.
Jack: How did you get down here Sally?
Sally: Oh, I was trying to, well, I wanted to, to --
Jack: to help me
Sally: I couldn't just let you just...
Jack: Sally, I can't believe I never realized...that you...
Mayor: Jack, Jack!
Barrel:Here he is!
Lock: Alive!
Shock:Just like we said.
Mayor: Grab a hold my boy!
Jack & Sally: whoa!
Newscaster: Good news, folks. Santa Claus, the one and only has finally been spotted. Old Saint Nick appears to be traveling at supersonic speed. He's setting things right, bringing joy and cheer wherever he goes. Yes folks, Kris Kringle has pulled it out of the bag and delivered Xmas to excited children all over the world!
Finale
Performed by Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, and the Citizens of Halloween
Chorus: La, la, la, (etc.) Jack's OK, and he's back, OK
Child Corpse and Chorus: He's all right
Mayor: AND CHORUS Let's shout, make a fuss Scream it out, wheee
Chorus: Jack is back now, everyone sing In our town of Halloween
Jack: It's great to be home!
Sandy Claws:Hohohohoho Happy Halloween!
[Sandy Claws brings snow to Halloween]
Jack: Merry Xmas!
Child Corpse: What's this?
Cyclops: What's this?
Harlequin Demon: I haven't got a clue
Mr. Hyde: What's this?
Clown:Why it's completely new
Off-Screen Voice: What's this?
Wolfman: Must be a Christmas thing
Off-Screen Voice: What's this?
Mayor: It's really very strange
Chorus: This is Halloween Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
What's this? What's this?
(Repeat)
Dr. Finkelstein: Careful, my precious jewel!
[Dr. F. with his new wife!]
Jack: My dearest friend, if you don't mind I'd like to join you by your side Where we can gaze into the stars
Jack and Sally: And sit together, now and forever For it is plain as anyone can see We're simply meant to be
[at the end of FINALE, Zero zooms off into the heavens]
THE END!
Nightmare Before Christmas, The
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