Jim Stafford Lyrics
"Midnight Snack"

There's a town down yonder in the swamp
Where the people are strange
There's a town down yonder in the swamp
They say the full moon will bring a change
Everyone I know ever tried to go there
Just didn't know the danger
Waitin' in the town in the swamp
Where the people are strange

There's a house in the town in the swamp
Where the people dwell
Put your foot in the door in the house in the swamp
Got your other foot in Hell
Might get in and take a look around
But you never get out to tell
About the house down yonder in the swamp
Where the people dwell

They got a backyard full of woolly ghosts
They got quicksand in their swimming pool
And they all go crazy on the voodoo brew
And they jump into the barbecue

I snuck down to the swamp just to see the show
I took one peek in the window
And I didn't want to see no more
I felt a cold hand on my shoulder
I said, "Well, I guess it's time to go"
But I was stuck down yonder in the swamp
Where the answer is no

Well, they put me in the yard with the woolly ghosts
And they made me swim in the quicksand pool
They got me crazy on the voodoo brew
And they threw me into the barbecue

There's a grave down yonder in the swamp that's empty now
That's where they put me when they thought I was done
But I must've crawled out somehow
I kept on crawlin' all night long
And I woke up beneath my bed
I got away from the house in the swamp
In the back of my head

They got a backyard full of woolly ghosts
They got quicksand in their swimming pool
And they all go crazy on the voodoo brew
And they jump into the barbecue

There's a house down yonder in the swamp
In the back of my head
I'll be damned, I was dreamin'
I'm just gonna go on outside here and get some fresh air
What's that in my swimming pool?
Is that quicksand?
Who is that running around my backyard?
Hey, get out of my barbecue!
What is this?