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ELVIS VS DRACULA
THE MUSICAL
Music, Lyrics, Book by Mark Tyne
(Copyright 2004, Mark Tyne)

LYRICS
(Copyright 2004, Mark Tyne)

Elvis vs. Dracula The Musical Lyrics
All words and music
© Mark Tyne, 2004

I. Song List

Act One

1. Castle of Love
2. I Believe in God & Elvis
3. Miss Rolling Stone
4. Try Not To Trifle
5. Full Moon Shine
6. Vampire Personality
7. How ‘Bout Me?
8. Crossroads Once Again

Intermission

Act Two

9. Try Not To Trifle (Reprise)
10. I Spend My Days
11. When the Storm is Cold
12. Svetlana
13. Pretty Staccatto
14. Somewhere in the Moonlight
15. Without You
16. Deaf Ears
17. Mansion of Love
18. I Believe in God & Elvis (Reprise)

Encore

19. King

End of Musical

1. Castle of Love
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1. A prince in his castle
Alone by the moors
Was pining for true love
To come to him.
But he grieved in his heart
When true love stayed away
Alone in his castle of love.

2. Then one day the moon shone
Upon his wet tears
The moon said, “Dear prince,
Take a walk with me.”
And he strolled in the garden
In spite of his fears
Which circled his castle of love

3. The prince saw a well
‘neath the moonlight that night
And tossed in a coin
For to make a wish
That a true love would come
And put everything right
And share in his castle of love.

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4. The splash from the well
Glimmered in the moonlight
And took on the form
Of a princess fair
Then the prince took her hand
And they walked through the night
Straight into their castle of love.

5. So princess and prince
Make a wish, dry your tears
And soon your true love
Will be next to you.
Happily ever after
You'll spend all your years
Entwined in your castle of love

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2. I Believe in God & Elvis
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1. Some say that Elvis Presley
Is the devil's toy
Some say that Elvis brought sin
To every girl and boy
Some say that Elvis is evil
I say that ain't so
I believe in God & Elvis you know.
Some say that Elvis' rock and roll
Is a mortal sin
Some say that Elvis gonna burn
From his flashing grin
But he's the King of Rock and
Roll
At least he is to me
I believe in God and Elvis you see.

C. I believe in God and Elvis
Got to understand
I believe that God created Elvis
With a wave of his hand
I believe in God and Elvis
And I'm here to say
I trust in God & Elvis today

2. Some say that Elvis' swinging hip
Is gonna bring him down
Some say they want him tarred and feathered
And run out of this town
But I know God forgives him
And forgives you, too
I trust in God and Elvis and you.

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3. So if you're picking up a stone
Getting set to throw
You know the last without sin
Is the first to go
He's just a child of God
In our good Lord's sight
I believe in God and Elvis all right.

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3. Miss Rolling Stone
© Mark Tyne, 2004

Dedicated to Renee Cox

C. Don't walk away
Miss Rolling Stone
Now don't you leave me here
All on my own
Since you've been gone
I've been so low
Hey, Miss Rolling Stone
Now darling, don't you go.

1. I saw her at the baseball game
In the Miller beer line
She was dropping her name
I caught her eye, she took my hand
Under the grandstand
She was making a fan

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2. I saw her at the airport bar
She was cruising businessmen
And trying to take it too far
I bought her drink, gave her a light
In a cheap hotel room
She was missing her flight

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3. I saw her at an open mike
She was sporting spandex jeans
And getting tight
I slapped her hand, she kissed my face
She was not a lady
But she was giving me grace

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4. Try Not To Trifle With My Love
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1. Try not to trifle
With my love
My heart is set on you
Try not to trifle
With my love
To me, you must be true

C1. We've got a bright blue sky
And a sunny new day
A brand new love
Keeping clouds away
So try not to trifle
With my love
My heart is set on you.

2. Try not to trifle with my love
Forsake those other beaus
Try not to trifle with my love
Each love has just one rose

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3. Try not to trifle with my love
My love, you'll always be
Try not to trifle with my love
Or take your love from me.

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C2. We've got a bright blue sky
And a sunny day, too
So I'll keep my love
Close to you.
So try not to trifle with my love
My heart is set on you.

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5. Full Moon Shine
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1. I see the full moon shine with
Pale moonlight
I see the full moon breaking
Through tonight
I see the full moon shine with
Pale moonlight
I see the full moon shine
On you

2. I see a magic night that's
Made for love
I see a fairyland
In stars above
I see a mystic smile
My turtle dove
I see the full moon shine
On you

B. And it's a dream that I've
Held close to me
A hope that you and I
Are destiny
So won't you give your love
Away to me
This magic moonlit night?

3. So won't you be my love
This magic night
And we will stroll this
Fairy land ‘til light
And I can love you true
And love you right
Just as the full moon shines
On you.

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6. Vampire Personality
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1. Go down Transyvania way
Drac will have you swing all day
Upside down from beams they say
Drac's got personality
Feel the rhythm take a bite
Of your neck and don't you fight
Undead tango through the night
Drac's got personality

C. You can see it in their faces
You can feel it in their graces
There's a basis to their cases
They've got vampire personality
You can feel it in the rhythm
Of each sexy beat within them
With each move you have to give ‘em
They've got vampire personality

2. When you feel Drac watching you
Then you'll know just what to do
Tango through that vampire crew
Drac's got personality
Dance with Drac ‘til light of day
Take a nap ‘til dusk and say
Moonlight rhythm's on it's way
Drac's got personality

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3. This is your last dance with Drac
Don't let your fear hold you back
Tango through that vampire pack
Drac's got personality
Soon you'll find your dance is through
Rest up with your coffin crew
Moonlight comes you'll dance anew
Drac's got personality

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7. How ‘Bout Me?
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1E. That guy will take you on a date
And bite you on the throat
That guy will wrap you in his cape
And toss you in his moat

C. That guy will only break your heart
As you can plainly see
That guy's no good for you
So how ‘bout me?

1D: That guy's got lots of women who
Will scream at every move
He's got a hunk of burnin' love
To burn your heart in two

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2E: That guy's got lots of women who
Fulfil his every wish
That guy's got plans for dinner, girl
And you're the tasty dish

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2D: That guy is just a hound dog who
Will keep you on a string
That guy will steal your heart but keep
You waiting for a ring.

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3E: That guy will suck your lifeblood
He will leave you so undead
That guy's reserved a coffin for
Your special wedding bed

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3D: That guy still loves Priscilla, ‘though
He'll say they're only friends
That guy will have his way with you
That's where the lovin' ends.

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4E: That guy is way too pale for you
He'll never get a tan
That guy will promise you the moon
But leave you in Japan

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4D: That guy is one bad actor who
Will break your little heart
He'll promise to be true but he
Will tear your love apart

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8. Crossroads Once Again
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1. Crossroads once again
Middle of the road and I know
Gotta take a step
Whether North or South
Crossroads once again
An unexpected turn and I hear
These words coming from my mouth

2. Two more empty roads
Two more paths for me to wander
One more choice to make
So far down the road
First one brings me home
And the second takes me far from loved ones
Open arms or all alone

C. And I make my choice
From day to day
And I've seen friends come
And watched them walk away
And I still feel raw
From each loss on the way
Death and time
Abandonment and hope

3. Crossroads once again
Mourning for my fallen heroes
Friends who stayed with me
Then faded out again
Crossroads once again
And I'm scared to put my hand out lately
Wondering how it's gonna end.

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9. Try Not To Trifle With My Love (reprise)
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1. Try not to trifle
With my love
My heart is set on you
Try not to trifle
With my love
To me, you must be true

C1. We've got a bright blue sky
And a sunny new day
A brand new love
Keeping clouds away
So try not to trifle
With my love
My heart is set on you.

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10. I Spend My Days
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1. I spend my days
Like a poor boy dreaming
I spend my nights
Lying here all alone
I spend my hours
Loving you and feeling
That if in time you won't be mine
I'll be on my own

2. I spend my days
Like a heart broke school boy
I spend my nights
Wishing you in my arms
I spend my hours
Loving you and feeling
That if in time you won't be mine
I'll come to some harm

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3. I spend my days
With your thoughts around me
I spend my nights
Wishing you were with me
I spend my hours
Loving you and feeling
That if in time you won't be mine
I'll cease to be

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11. When the Storm Is Cold
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1. When the storm is cold
And the rain falls down
Don't you wish that you
Were safe at home in bed?
When the cold winds blow
Through your little town
Don't you wish that you were
Somewhere else instead?
When the sheets of rain
Soak you to the bone
Don't you want to dry yourself
Beside the fire?

C. Well the storms will come
And then they'll go
The rain will fall on all below
Replaced by golden sunshine
In awhile

2. When the storm is cold
And the rain falls down
Don't you wish that you
Were snuggled up in bed?
When the thunder rolls
And the lightning bolts
Don't you wish that you
Were somewhere else instead?
When your socks get soaked
Through your rubber boots
Don't you wish that you
Were warm and dry again?

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3. When the storm is cold
And the rain falls down
Put a smile upon your
Cold and shivering face
When the cold wind blown
Chills you to the bone
You can face the stormy weather
With some grace
When umbrellas drip
Like a sinking ship
Do a favor for a friend
And make them smile

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12. Svetlana
© Mark Tyne, 2004

For Suzanne Pass

1. She comes to me on a summer day
And she rolls through me like an ocean tide
And I love the ride that I feel inside
When I'm struck by all her treasure
She leaves her mark like a grain of sand
Leaves a tiny print, when it's pressed in time
In the hand of my little valentine
And I know no scale can measure

C. Svetlana's good to me
Svetlana, oh can't you see?

2. She comes from East Yugoslavia
And she speaks in tones from a foreign land
Written in the sand of a master plan
That I see each day unfolding
She has the grace of a movie star
And she shines so bright ‘cross a constant sea
That she built for me out of destiny
And I'm bound to be beholding

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3. It may seem strange, that I speak in rhyme
Of a cherished friend, with a gentle way
And a lovely day in the month of May,
Of her, this too, will remind me
I can't regret all the times we laughed
And it makes me sad for to see her go
But she mustn't know that I'll miss her so
‘Til her memories' behind me

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13. Pretty Staccato
© Mark Tyne, 2004

1. When you sing in pretty staccato
The men will throw their hearts at you
And you know
When you sing in pretty staccato
The world will take a better view
And you'll see
When you sing in pretty staccato
The courting lads will fall in line
And you know
When you sing in pretty staccato
I know your love will soon be mine

2. When you sing in pretty staccato
The lovely girls will all turn green
And you know
When you sing in pretty staccato
The chirping birds will listen keen
And you'll see
When you sing in pretty staccato
The angry lion will bow to you
And you know
When you sing in pretty staccato
Your heart will tell you what to do.

C. Oh, don't you go. Don't you
Take your song away from me
Oh, don't you go. Now don't you
Leave my heart in misery
Oh, won't you stay? Won't you
Keep my life a pretty song
Your pretty staccato
Haunts me all night long.

3. When you sing in pretty staccato
The orchestra will hold their tones
And you know
When you sing in pretty staccato
You'll never find yourself alone
And you'll see
When you sing in pretty staccato
The chipmunks bow and smile at you
And you know
When you sing in pretty staccato
Your heart will show you what to do.

Note: This song should not follow Pretty Stacatto. Too similar.

1. Somewhere in the moonlight
You'll hear this sweet song
And you will know what to do
You know that
Somewhere in the moonlight
You'll call out my name
And I'll come flying to you
Somewhere in the moonlight
You'll long for my kisses, baby
All through the night
Somewhere in the moonlight
You'll call out my name
And I'll be holding you tight

C. And you will see what kind of
Love I have for you, now girl
You know I'll always be true
And you will see that you're the
Girl for me and I can be
The only vamp for you
And you will see just how sweet
Love can be, all right, you'll see
I'll lead you all through the night
And you will see that you're the
Girl for me, all right, you'll see
And it will just take one bite.

2. Somewhere in the moonlight
You'll soon realize that you were
Better off dead
You know that
Somewhere in the moonlight
I'll offer my fangs
And you will offer your head
Somewhere in the moonlight
We two will be one
As blood is thicker than wine
You know that
Somewhere in the moonlight
I'll pull down your shades
And oh, so soon you'll be mine

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3. Somewhere in the moonlight
I'll reach out my hand
And you will take it from me
You know that
Somewhere in the moonlight
I'll make you the queen
Of all the vamps that you see.
You'll see that
Somewhere in the moonlight
I'll fly with you back to my castle back home
You know that
Somewhere in the moonlight
Happ'ly ever after I will make you my own

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4. Somewhere in the moonlight
Da da da da dum
Da da da da da da dum
You know that somewhere in the moonlight
Da da da da dum
Da da da da da da dum
Somewhere in the moonlight
Da da da da dum
Da da da da da da dum
You know that somewhere in the moonlight
Da da da da dum
Da da da da da da dum

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1. Don't know how I was supposed to know
You would leave me in such woe

C. But now that you're gone
I'll carry on without you

2. Don't know how I was supposed to see
You would leave me

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B. Doesn't make too much sense to me.
Doesn't leave me feeling safe and free
Doesn't ease my worried mind to see
One more soul relied upon
Up and gone away.

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1. I told her “I love you”
As she was walking away
I told her “I love you,
Stay, my darling stay.”
I told her “I love you”
Loud enough to hear
But my words fell on deaf ears

2. I told her “I need you”
As she slept in my bed
“I can't live without you”
These words I softly said
“Please don't ever leave me
Sweet sleeping beauty dear”
But my words fell on deaf ears

B. How was I to know?
How was I to see?
How was I to feel
You weren't feeling me
Words you cannot hear
Yearning to be free

3. I told her “I love you”
Long after she'd gone
My words echoed empty
And ended in this song
A door closes softly
When lovers disappear
But my words fell on deaf ears.

1. Floating on clouds up above
With your love I get that special feeling
Testing my wings on the sky
I feel high and I enjoy this feeling
Float through the gate, don't be late
‘Cause this trip has got my heart a reeling
Tears fill my eyes, no surprise
In this mansion of love

2. Thousands of rooms, where I zoom
Yes my wings can give my heart a flutter
Harps fill the air, I don't care
But their sound could turn a heart to butter
Cupid's by me, can't you see
We're a pair of angels with each other
Grace fills my heart, no surprise
In this mansion of love.

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3. Lighter than smoke, it's no joke
I am feeling that I am finally home
And now I can rest with the best
So my darling just hang up the phone
Don't cry for me, you can see
I have never ever been so happy
Safe in the arms of my Lord
In this mansion of love.

3. Doll, don't you grieve, you'll see me
In a never land extraordinary
Much better place, no more waste
No more pains which are so ordinary
I'm doing fine, lots of time
Lots of loving with the Lord and Mary
See you some day, least I hope
In this mansion of love

C. I believe in God and Elvis
Got to understand
I believe that God created Elvis
With a wave of his hand
I believe in God and Elvis
And I'm here to say
I trust in God & Elvis today

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3. So if you're picking up a stone
Getting set to throw
You know the last without sin
Is the first to go
He's just a little child of God
In our good Lord's sight
I believe in God and Elvis all right.

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19. King

1. Girl take it slow
‘Cause there's one thing you should know
You better suck, ‘fore you blow
Me to the floor again.

2. Girl can't you see
You made a man out of me
Your sex is setting me free
To hit the road again.

P. And in my kingdom there'd be
A thousand queens
All calling out for their king
To make them
And I would put on my crown
And lay them low
Until the sandman comes down
To take them

C. ‘Cause I'm a K-I-(Hey)-N-G
Yes I'm a K-I-(Hey)-N-G
Yes I'm a K-I-(Hey)-N-G
Yes I'm a K-I-(Hey)-N-G
‘Cause if you want if for nothin'
You won't get nothin' for free

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3. So break out the cash, darlin'
I'm more than just flash pannin'
I've got everything to make
Your body scream

4. Have sex every hour
On the throne of my pow'r
I'll leave the dew on your flow'r
Like a love machine

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