Skeletons in the closet

Don't go down to the basement Lock the attic door Keep the cupboard shut And put a padlock on that drawer There are skeletons in the closet Knocking to be let out There are skeletons in the closet And they're struggling to get out I know it's all a mystery There's something in our history Something happened here so long ago Something we never talk about, but we all know What has happened here, I dread to think Though it was all so long ago It's left a stink Shake and rattle those bones Shake and rattle those bones Turn up the radio, turn on the new TV Play something loud and foolish and put the kettle on for tea There are skeletons in the closet The children will take fright There are skeletons in the closet And they're rattling through the night I know it's all a mystery There's something in our history Something happened here, what we don't know Something that's still a mystery, from long ago Murder, plague and pillage, have left their mark You hear the ghosts of history as soon as it's dark Shake and rattle Shake and rattle Shake, shake and rattle Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake and rattle those bones Shake and rattle those bones Shake and rattle those bones Shake and rattle those bones