The Nightmarish Arkham Parodies
Summary: As a cousin to "The Nightmare of Gotham," these are Batman parodies to songs from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Genre: General
Rated: G
Disclaimer: The story line to The Nightmare Before Christmas belongs to Tim Burton, the songs composed by Danny Elfman, and the entire movie copyrighted to Touchstone Pictures. Batman created by Bob Kane, and licensed to Warner Brothers pictures and DC Comics.
Background: I was going through my reviews on my stories to get an idea of what to do next. As I was going through "The Nightmare of Gotham's" reviews, I found one reviewer said it was a shame that there were no songs. Ironically enough, I wrote parody songs for it long before I wrote the story itself, and after a quick look on my computer, and going though several strangely-named documents and folders, I found that I still had the original parody songs, edited them, and here they are to share.
One thing that should be noted, however, is these songs will not go with the actual "Nightmare of Gotham" story-line wise, mainly because character perspectives and replacement roles (i.e. Jack to Joker) switch. As mentioned before, I wrote these before I wrote the story, and while I did use these to better help write the story, a lot of things (like the replacement for Oogie Boogie) changed in the final.
(And a little randomly, Nightmare's songs were written before the script, so I kept tradition. )
I have listed the title of the original tune under each song. For those of you who have not seen the movie, each and every one of these songs is available on YouTube, so at the very least, you know how they go.
It's the Underworld
(Tune: "This is Halloween")
(Ivy)
Boys and girls of every age
(Harley)
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
(Ivy)
Come with us and you shall behold
(Both)
Our own Underworld, here of old
(Scarecrow and Two Face join them as they come around other corners)
It's the Underworld
It's the Underworld
It is here that we call our home
(Riddler, sitting on a trashcan)
It's the Underworld,
Everywhere mischief's unfurled
(Catwoman creeps upon some railing)
Don't come by
Because it's our zone
(Harley)
It's our town, it's our Underworld
And everything here can be absurd…
(Riddler, as he walks away)
I am the one who loves to confuse
I will give riddles as my only clues
(Catwoman)
I am a thief who never gets caught
My skills and my claws are the reasons why not
(Villains)
It's the Underworld, it's the Underworld
Underworld, Underworld, Underworld, Underworld
(Harley, Ivy)
In this place we call home
Dark and forbidding is our tone
(Penguin)
It's our home, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise!
(Villains)
Round that corner, man, hiding near the trashcan
(Catwoman jumps down from the railing and onto a trashcan)
Someone's waiting for to shoot and how you'll
(Two Face, as he comes up behind Catwoman)
Scream!
(Catwoman gasps as she turns around)
(Riddler)
This all our scene!
(Two Face)
Purple, blue
(Riddler, showing off his suit)
And hints of green!
Weren't you scared?
(Catwoman)
Why would I be?
(Harley, Ivy, as they continue to walk on their way)
Say it once, say it twice, take a chance and roll the dice
Walk in the moon in the dead of night
(Two Face)
Our whole world is home! Our whole world is home!
(Villains)
The Underworld is what is shown…
(Two Face)
Two identities I have concealed
The flip of my coin is the fate revealed
(Ivy)
I have plants in my greenhouse den
(Scarecrow)
I strike fear into hearts of men
(Harley)
I'm full of fun, and Joker I love best!
Here my crimes are full of fun and jest!
(Villains)
It's the Underworld, it's the Underworld
Underworld, Underworld, Underworld, Underworld…
(Ivy)
Knaves and criminals everywhere
It is here that we make our lairs!
(Catwoman)
Different thieves together are whirled
(Riddler, joining in)
Down here in the Underworld
(Penguin)
It's our home, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise!
(Riddler)
In our midst, there's someone we missed
And it is he that has set us up here in Gotham
(Villains)
Cheer! It's the Underworld! Everybody cheer!
(Harley)
Won'tcha please make way for a very special guy?
(Everyone but Ivy and Two Face)
Joker's back, he's here among the gray and black
Everyone hail to the Ace of Knaves, now!
(Villains)
It's the Underworld, it's the Underworld
Underworld, Underworld, Underworld, Underworld…
(Harley, Ivy)
In this place we call home
Dark and forbidding is our tone
(Villains)
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la
La, la, la
Whee!
