Grim Fandango

[Chorus]
I am Manuel "Manny" Calavera
Come to help manage in the land of the dead
You don't wanna ramble forever
To the land of eternal rest
I’ll help you travel at leisure in luxury
Please, be my guest

[Verse 1]
Just another November the 2nd
Working my bony bum to death
Under the threat of debt collection
Trapped in the back of El Marrow, it's Hell if Hell was shallow
This is where the bodies are buried after the barrow
You come back to life with Jack
But ivory wrapping your marrow, too late to change the fact
You've strayed away from the path that is narrow
Taken your last breath and wasted it chasing after that arrow
Straight to the gallows but your grave doesn’t have to be shallow
Step out the shadows and gather your underworldly possessions
And then prepare for the Day of the Dead, dress for the procession
Death's in fashion and Vogue, people are passionate, both
Before and after the boat trip, it doesn't have to be forbode
No! You don't need to run on foot among a pack of savages
Just have a quick look at our packages of rapid trips
Into the last level of the underworld of our souls
Are coveting another thing 'til nothing hurts at all

[Chorus]
Oh, I am Manuel "Manny" Calavera
Come to help manage in the land of the dead
You don't wanna ramble forever
To the land of eternal rest
I'll help you travel at leisure in luxury
Please, be my guest

[Post-Chorus]
How far will a man go to keep dancing this Grim Fandango?
How far will a man go to keep dancing this Grim Fandango?

[Verse 2]
Engine, engine number-nine
You've been here for the hundredth time
Still not got what you’ve come to find
God made the argument from design
Number nine, a number nine
Number nine, a number nine
I’m the superstar of Rubacava
Shrewd and mildly crude calaca
Dude unarmed, my humour's sharp as new katanas
The truth’s my suit of armour
The new recruit to our group to find the root of all inscrutable
Defilement in this huge environment, forbidden fruit for Carla
Who pursues me through the art of using subterfuge
I love seducing you through human charm
I can't delude, I'm petrified of putryfying mutant spiders
But there's nothing I wouldn’t do for Glottis
He's my goofy sidekick
Oh, Olivia, how can I forgive ya?
Now, now, would you hear me out?
Wow, I've been an idiot
Here's me thinking you had a bad taste in men
But it was really that you had a taste for bad men

[Pre-Chorus]
How far will a man go to keep dancing this Grim Fandango?
How far will a man go to keep dancing?

[Chorus]
Oh, I am Manuel "Manny" Calavera
Come to help manage in the land of the dead
You don't want to ramble forever
To the land of eternal rest
I'll help you travel at leisure in luxury
Please, be my guest

[Outro]
Fandango