Happy Halloween! Thanks to the Unmentionables for the vocal bits: Dave Sherrod, Larry Ludwick, Jude/Ekaterina, Jeff Barrett, plus Marty McKimmey and his dogs Lulu and Screaming Mimi.
Story behind the song
Bill sang and made funny noises, and he played guitar, bass, theremin, hulusi, toy piano, penny whistle, cuica, clave, castinets on a stick, spin whistle, noisy frog, frog rasp, fish guiro, wooden ratchet, scraper, tambourine, vibra-slap, and did computery keyboard stuff to fake the rest.
Lyrics
A new terror has risen
A ne'er before seen beast
And on this hallowed eve'
It is coming for the feast
You just might catch half a glimpse
that is, if you survive
But all instinctively know it's name
when they hear it's ghoulish cry
The Hekwzzat?
Now you might think it gory,
but it's coming after you all the same
Yes it is!
You say you never never heard the story?
Well, but you already know its name
Hekwzzat!
The Hekwuzzat?!?
So this Halloween if you find yourself in a dark alleyway
or hear something that goes bump in the night,
Don't be surprised at all if you hear yourself say:
The Hekwzzat?!?
You'll never see it coming,
by then it's already too late
Say your prayers
If you step out tonight,
you done already sealed your fate! HAAAAA!
Hekwzzat!
The heck was that?