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Rockapella recorded a contemporary version of the song, which is a part of the soundtrack to Spike Lee's "Do It Acapella" documentary... the lyrics are slightly different in their version ~ to wit: It was a zombie jamboree Took place in the New York cemetery Oh, it was a zombie jamboree Took place in the New York cemetery. Zombies from all parts of the island Some of them are great Calypsonians Since the season was carnival They got together in bacchanal. And they were singing: Chorus Back to back, mon, belly to belly I don't give a damn 'cause I'm stone dead already Oh, back to back, belly to belly It's a zombie jamboree. One female zombie she wouldn't behave See how's she's dancing out of the grave In one hand she's holding a quart of rum The other hand is knocking a conga drum. You know the lead singer starts to make his rhyme While the other zombie is rockin' in time One bystander, he had this to say: "It was a trip to see the zombies break away." SHAH! And they were singing:
(Repeat chorus twice) Back to back! Everyone we sing back to back And belly to belly then back to back One two three four Hey, what a zombie jamboree From Times Square to the Statue of Liberty Uptown, downtown zombie jamboree Whoa whoa whoa, yeah yeah There's a high-wire zombie 'tween the World Trades A King Kong zombie on the Empire State But the biggest zombies Tokyo to Rome The zombies who call the city home. (Repeat chorus to fade)
It was also a cut on their own album, Primer... and a staple at concerts. *Always* a crowd-pleaser. And cheeky by any definition. [proud of self for bringing the original topic back emoticon]
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