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Old Uncle Oswald is back from the dead,
looking for his false teeth,
re-attaching his head.
Oswald strikes his tombstone with a grave digger’s spade
and the bones rise up for a carnival parade.

Oh the Skeleton Foxtrot’s a dangerous dance,
all the little skeletons gather and prance.
The Skeleton Foxtrot’s a wonderful dance,
you should have a go if you get the chance.

Deceased Auntie Irene emerges from the crypt
and puts her glass eye back in its eye socket.
She strokes her dead cat Bobo with a bony hand,
picks up her trumpet and strikes up the band.

Oh, the Skeleton Foxtrot’s a dangerous dance,
all the little skeletons gather and prance.
Come and watch their cadaverous show,
they’ve been waiting for you goodness knows.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, the Skeleton Foxtrot,
Tick-tock, tick-tock, the Skeleton Foxtrot,

Oh, the Skeleton Foxtrot’s come to an end,
they’re playing the last dance and hoping to send
the skeleton revellers on their way;
it’ll all be as it was by the break of day.

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from The Greatest Show on Toast, released September 19, 2011

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Biscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers Leeds, UK

From time immemorial these musicians have stood at the gateway of nonsense begging peanuts. Spending most of their time trapped in force fields and vortices, occasionally they are released to stalk the streets of Leeds. On such occasions you might hear the plaintive cry of Sam’s tuba, the mournful crow of Dean’s ukulele, the excited jazzy croaking of Bob’s piano or the purr of Matty’s drums. ... more

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