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Artist: Shakey Graves
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Dearly Departed (feat. Esmé Patterson)
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Dearly Departed (feat. Esmé Patterson)
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Well
You and I both know that the house is haunted
And you and I both know that the ghost is me
You used to catch me in your bed-sheets and
A-rattling your chains
Well back then baby, it didn’t seem so strange
You used to bite, I used to moan
But now I’m mumbling and you choke
Well I ain’t so scary on my own
Tell me honey, what’s a dagger without a cloak?
‘Cause
You and I both know that the house is haunted
And you and I both know that the ghost is me
You used to catch me in your bed-sheets
And a-rattling your chains
Well back then baby, it didn’t seem so strange
Shakey: In the midnight hours, you came alive
Esme: I had to go get my crystal ball
Shakey: Gotta find that snake
When the sun came up we couldn’t find no place to hide
Shakey: And you had to tell your friends
That my things where fake
Esme: I had to.
You and I both know that the house is haunted
And you and I both know that the ghost is me
You used to catch me in your bed-sheets and a-rattling your chains
Well back then baby, it didn’t seem so strange
Shakey: But even when one is
Dead and gone
It still take two to make a house home
I’m as lonesome as the catacombs
Shakey: I hear you call me name and no one is there
‘Cause
You and I both know that the house is haunted
Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
You used to walk around screaming, all slamming all ‘dem doors
Well I’m all grown up now and I don’t scare easy no more
Yeah, you and I both know
Oooohh
You and I both know
Oooohh
Yeah you and I both know
Oooohh
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