creepy john

Here's a re-vamped version of a Jonathan Coulton song, Creepy Doll, in honour of my bro, CLS.

Creepy John first appeared in a cheap fake version of the game Guess Who (in the song dubbed, "guess you!"). His appearance was so creepy (think of the character Fagan in Oliver, or just a dirty old guy) that it became bad luck to pick him out of the pile of face cards.

Soon, the game was abandoned, and the real fun was in hiding Creepy John's card in unexpected places, ready to surprise and disgust an unsuspecting family member.
John took on his own character and personality. "Creepy John...is in your house...and in your bed" (sung to the tune of Penny Lane) soon became a regular taunt.

All credit to Jonathan Coulton, the lyrics of "Creepy Doll" were almost custom made to fit Creepy John. It had to be done...
Check out the original Jonathan Coulton song here: http://www.jonathancoulton.com/store/downloads/

Here are the lyrics:

CREEPY JOHN

In a town in the woods at the top of a hill
Theres a house where no one lives
So you take a big bag of monopoly money there
And buy it

But at night, when the house is dark
And youre all alone, theres a noise upstairs
At the top of the stairs, theres a door
And you take a deep breath and try it

And the flashlight shows you something moving just inside the door
Theres a tattered hat and a feeling you have felt somewhere before

And theres a CREEPY JOHN
That always follows you
Hes got a sleezy eye
Thats always open

And theres a CREEPY JOHN
That always follows you
Hes got a pretty mouth
To swallow you whole

So you scream and you close the door
And you tell yourself it was just a dream
In the morning you head into town,
Cause you want to go antiquing

In the store theres a strange old man
With a mouldy sleeve and a withered hand
When he hands you the fake Guess You!TM game
You can hear his pet rat squeaking

And you dont know what to make of it
but take it all the same
itll be a way to pass the time
when the forecast next has rain

And theres a CREEPY JOHN
That always follows you
Hes got a sleezy eye
Thats always open

And theres a CREEPY JOHN
That always follows you
Hes got a pretty mouth
To swallow you whole

And when you come home late, JOHN is waiting up for you
And when you fix a snack, well JOHN says he would like one too
CREEPY JOHN is in your house and in your room and in your bed
CREEPY JOHN is in your eyes and in your arms and in your head and you are craaaaazy!

Now its late and you head downstairs
Cause you just cant sleep so you make some tea
CREEPY JOHN disapprovingly asks
If you really need that much honey
You decide that youve had enough
And you lock the game in a wooden box
You put the box in the fireplace
Next to your bag of monopoly money

And the smoke fills up your tiny room theres nothing you can do
And far too late you see the one inside the box is you

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jonathan coulton songs
• creepy doll

[Huggies77]

hey thanks! I had fun making it :)

[powdacat]

no it moves and i found this the same way as invader

[InvaderVee]

Nice remake! :] Stumbled on this while browsing Jonathon Coulton's site. I can almost swear his eye moved, but that might just be the overwhelming creepiness.