Shakey Graves - Dearly Departed Lyrics






Oooooh [x4]

Well
You and I both know that the house is haunted
And you and I both know that the ghost is me
You used to catch me in your bed sheets just rattlin your chains
Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

[Shakey:] You used to bite, I used to moan
[Esme:] But now I'm mumbling and you choke
[Shakey:] Well it ain't so scary on my own
[Esme:] Tell me honey, what's a dagger without a cloak?

I don't know 'cause
You and I both know that the house is haunted
And you and I both know that the ghost is me
You used to catch me in your bed sheets just rattlin your chains
Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

[Shakey:] In the midnight hour you came alive
[Esme:] I was lookin' for my crystal ball
[Shakey:] I was busy tryin' to charm that snake ssss
When the sun came up we had no place to hide
[Shakey:] And you had to tell your friends that my fangs were fake
[Esme:] I just had to

You and I both know that the house is haunted
And you and I both know that the ghost is me
You used to catch me in your bed sheets just rattlin your chains
Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

Even when one is dead and gone
It still takes two to make a house a home
Well I'm as lonesome as the catacombs
I hear you call my name but no one is there
Except a feeling in the air

You and I both know that the house is haunted
Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is you
Used to walk around screaming, all slamming all 'dem doors
Well I'm all grown up now, I don't scare easy no more

Yeah, you and I both know
Oooohh
Yeah, you and I both know
Oooohh
Yeah, you and I both know
Oooohh
Oooohh





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  1. D.... H....

    nice dress, you sound awful.

  2. o.... b....

    I swear she guides him through this the harmonies, he's kind of concentrating really hard to make sure that he doesn't write and she's just blowing it up doing it perfectly and at the end they both get it. It's f****** gorgeous I'm sorry.

  3. q.... ....

    they both smashin

  4. M.... T....

    Who in the hell are the 1,900 idiots who didn't like this?

  5. o.... b....

    I had a hat like that when I was 19 I was working in a restaurant called The other side Cafe in Boston Massachusetts. Some friend of Sean's put it on my head and I swear I wore it to bed. Till he took it back. Funny thing is it never looked good on him after that.

  6. S.... K....

    esme....fricken babetown USA.

  7. C.... ....

    aa im so in love

  8. d.... E....

    It's true...you can't just walk into a room and say "Shut up. I have an acoustic guitar..." I used to work in a hotel in DC and the Nashville Songwriters' Association was staying there. Acoustic guitars every day. Finally one of them started playing; his colleague introduced him as Dan Navarro. He played his biggest hit: We Belong, singing in English and in Spanish, and when he was done everyone but me applauded. Me: "I am SO MAD AT YOU right now." If you get a chance, you need to see him play.

  9. o.... b....

    Expanding the set.....
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    o.... b....

    I'm scared in my kitchen.

    o.... b....

    My body is humming with all kinds of bad shit. You and I both know my mom loves me.

  10. L.... B....

    Triphop! lol Jazz/metal! Yay, you just need some bluegrass, fiddles, and banjos.

  11. o.... b....

    That is a single greatest piece of s*** I've ever seen my goddamn life

  12. o.... b....

    Jazz mental health

  13. o.... b....

    I die happy

  14. D.... O....

    Who is this lady? I like her!

  15. J.... J....

    ○+○=♡

    J.... J....

    WwwDOTfacebookDOTcom/eHo7487

  16. A.... F....

    So are they married?

  17. R.... N....

    Sorry, but they are better than this sub par performance .

  18. M.... M....

    Is that the “Swedish guy” from F.N.L.?

  19. B.... C....

    Please get married.

  20. J.... T....

    So gooood!

  21. M.... H....

    They are having so much fun up there!! so rad to see this

  22. Z.... B....

    Absolutely love this song. Esme Patterson is the love of my life 😄

  23. j.... ....

    What are they bleeping out?!!! 🤬🤬

  24. O.... J....

    Ever since I first listened to Shakey many years ago he's never failed to bring a smile to my face and warmth in my heart through his sounds and talent. These two really have chemistry, I love it.

  25. j.... j....

    Good to try new things. Huge fan of this song on the John Lennon bus.

  26. p.... ....

    What is this girls name? Preese

    p.... ....

    Esme Patterson. It says it in the description, and he says in the intro also.

    p.... ....

    I must have been struck... mercy me

  27. L.... S....

    That was truly a beautiful version of that song. It may have been done long ago, but it's a first for me.

    I want to tell all the artists I love to go to AK in the summer. I might not be there, but it's the experience you should have . Go to the Yukon in July.

  28. C.... L....

    Pardon my language, but I Fuckin LOVE that SHIT!!!

  29. M.... M....

    I just heard this on the radio of all places after having this on my play list for ages. My by was like "how do you know this?!" when i did the squealy ghost part.

  30. A.... C....

    Esme makes my face melt with lust

  31. S.... ....

    These two are Like coffee and caramel , like chocolate and almonds, like fire and smoke. 💕💋🇨🇦🌾

    S.... ....

    Ooooo lyrcist you are? Nice

    S.... ....

    Awe ty 🙏 , I am not it but I do artwork of other kinds.

  32. U.... H....

    You are an inspiration to me or the voice es in my head

  33. T.... H....

    Well
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    And you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed sheets just rattlin your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    [Shakey:] You used to bite, I used to moan
    [Esme:] But now I'm mumbling and you choke
    [Shakey:] Well it ain't so scary on my own
    [Esme:] Tell me honey, what's a dagger without a cloak?

    I don't know 'cause
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    And you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed sheets just rattlin your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    [Shakey:] In the midnight hour you came alive
    [Esme:] I was lookin' for my crystal ball
    [Shakey:] I was busy tryin' to charm that snake ssss
    When the sun came up we had no place to hide
    [Shakey:] And you had to tell your friends that my fangs were fake
    [Esme:] I just had to

    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    And you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed sheets just rattlin your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    Even when one is dead and gone
    It still takes two to make a house a home
    Well I'm as lonesome as the catacombs
    I hear you call my name but no one is there
    Except a feeling in the air

    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is you
    Used to walk around screaming, all slamming all 'dem doors
    Well I'm all grown up now, I don't scare easy no more

    Yeah, you and I both know
    Oooohh
    Yeah, you and I both know
    Oooohh
    Yeah, you and I both know
    Oooohh
    Oooohh

  34. T.... S....

    Who are the 1800 people who disliked this?

  35. J.... H....

    Ooh
    Ooh
    Ooh
    Ooh
    Well
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    And you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange
    You used to bite, I used to moan
    But now I'm mumbling and you choke
    Well I ain't so scary on my own
    Tell me honey, what's a dagger without a cloak?
    Well I don't know
    'Cause
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange
    In the midnight hour, you came alive
    I was looking for my crystal ball
    I busy trying to charm that snake
    When the sun came up we had no place to hide
    And you had to tell your friends that my things where fake
    I just had to
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange
    But even when one is dead and gone
    It still take two to make a house a home
    Well I'm as lonesome as the catacombs
    I hear you call my name but no one's there
    Except a new one in the air
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to walk around screaming, all slamming all 'dem doors
    Well I'm all grown up now and I don't scare easy no more
    But you and I both know
    Ooh
    Yeah you and I both know
    Ooh
    Yeah you and I both know
    Ooh
    Ooh

  36. T.... H....

    1 of 4

    2 of 4

    Ooh
    Ooh
    Ooh
    Ooh

    Well
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    And you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    You used to bite, I used to moan
    But now I'm mumbling and you choke
    Well I ain't so scary on my own
    Tell me honey, what's a dagger without a cloak?
    Well I don't know

    'Cause
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    In the midnight hour, you came alive
    I was looking for my crystal ball
    I busy trying to charm that snake
    When the sun came up we had no place to hide
    And you had to tell your friends that my things where fake
    I just had to

    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    But even when one is dead and gone
    It still take two to make a house a home
    Well I'm as lonesome as the catacombs
    I hear you call my name but no one's there
    Except a new one in the air

    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to walk around screaming, all slamming all 'dem doors
    Well I'm all grown up now and I don't scare easy no more

    But you and I both know
    Ooh
    Yeah you and I both know
    Ooh
    Yeah you and I both know
    Ooh

    T.... H....

    Timothy Hanston has to tell my friends that my *fangs where fake. Thank you, though. I was looking for this comment.

  37. E.... R....

    Esmé, I'm in love...

  38. I.... ....

    When I listen to this I always skip the talking part but just not far enough to still hear "jazz metal" before the song starts

  39. L.... H....

    oh
    Ooh
    Ooh
    Ooh

    Well
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    And you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    You used to bite, I used to moan
    But now I'm mumbling and you choke
    Well I ain't so scary on my own
    Tell me honey, what's a dagger without a cloak?
    Well I don't know

    'Cause
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    In the midnight hour, you came alive
    I was looking for my crystal ball
    I busy trying to charm that snake
    When the sun came up we had no place to hide
    And you had to tell your friends that my things where fake
    I just had to

    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed-sheets just a-rattling your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    But even when one is dead and gone
    It still take two to make a house a home
    Well I'm as lonesome as the catacombs
    I hear you call my name but no one's there
    Except a new one in the air

    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to walk around screaming, all slamming all 'dem doors
    Well I'm all grown up now and I don't scare easy no more

    But you and I both know
    Ooh
    Yeah you and I both know
    Ooh
    Yeah you and I both know
    Ooh
    Ooh

  40. J.... L....

    I wish there was dating apps that instead of listing stupid things about you it was just all the music you listen to cuz I’d go straight here and find my wife

  41. M.... ....

    man, they totally shagged for a week or something, didn't they?

  42. J.... N....

    LOVE HIS LIVE MUSIC!!!! Dude is sooo talented!!

  43. A.... B....

    I like the songs he does with Emma, without Emma. I can’t stand her for some reason.

  44. A.... S....

    Live beats recording studio. I've had a bottle of brandy and this fucks the "recorded'' version x10

  45. n.... ....

    For Esther.

  46. J.... K....

    This is the most Beautiful combination of voices! ❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  47. L.... C....

    LIKE IT

  48. A.... ....

    They fckd so hard after this

  49. R.... N....

    Esmé has the better voice. Sorry Mr. Graves.

  50. P.... ....

    Not gonna lie. I've watched this so many times and it still bothers me that I don't know what he says between 33 and 35 secs.

    P.... ....

    Potruffle right ??? lol

  51. J.... K....

    Why y'all singing with a fake speech impediment tho?

  52. J.... W....

    Who is this chocolate haired temptress with an angelic face and the voice to match?!?

  53. C.... E....

    His clothing style is very aesthetic lol

  54. K.... L....

    Jazz metal.... fuck yeah. My new Indian name is burnin beans

  55. C.... C....

    she is pretty

  56. k.... ....

    He is so cute on this one.

  57. N.... ....

    This is gold

  58. R.... H....

    The song starts at 01:04
    You're welcome.

  59. R.... C....

    This was so good but i think he shouldve collabed with a better girl then her smh not feeling her voice🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

  60. E.... H....

    Love love !

  61. C.... C....

    How could anyone watch this and not think it's awesome.

  62. C.... W....

    Starts @ 01:03

  63. E.... H....

    Dog I love them!

  64. A.... M....

    OMGGGGG💗💗💗💗😭😭😭😭

  65. D.... C....

    this dude thinks a lot of himself. I liked the song tho…..

  66. A.... E....

    this is awesome.

  67. A.... C....

    This is what true music is about - to have fun, to connect with others, etc. - it's very much an experience. I think there is too much polishing up and seeking for perfection that we forget to take a step back and just unwind, smile, and have fun jamming out to music with friends. I can feel the passion radiating out of these two and it is always a pleasure to watch. Keep up the amazing work and keep making beautiful art! <3

  68. B.... B....

    I love them together. Dang dang.

  69. t.... ....

    I've may have said it before but I WILL say it again when I heard emse singing I could have sworn I was listening to a SUPER young Janis Joplin

  70. J.... ....

    5 years later still waiting on the jazz metal

  71. a.... c....

    I wish he would just shut the fuck up and sing

  72. d.... l....

    I love this song.

  73. M.... M....

    I love how she pushes out "dagger" and "cloak" on this one

  74. W.... a....

    sing his ass of, that’s lady holy cow... needs to be real though when he’s talkin. Or just stick to singing

  75. B.... F....

    She would be great with the Lumineers !!!

  76. E.... ....

    Fucking fuckity fuck! Yes!

  77. G.... H....

    I really hope he was shacking up with esme

  78. M.... G....

    Not sure if I like the Coody Guy' Version from the KEXP Concert more
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2e0U26kltU

  79. T.... M....

    Wow, this warmed my soul to see how they interact with one another. Love both of their voices. ❤️

  80. M.... ....

    i want someone to look at me, like esme looks at shakey.
    edit: beautiful song btw.

  81. j.... ....

    Love it🐸🐘

  82. A.... G....

    Gives me the chills every time!!!

  83. A.... G....

    What an incredible musician! Kudos!!!

  84. t.... ....

    The echo in the woods near the end. Friggen amazing!

  85. j.... a....

    Hey folks, they're sexin. Yep. Sexin it up.

  86. t.... j....

    Wish we didn't have the prefatory explanation.

  87. H.... B....

    the houshe ish haunted

  88. c.... ....

    Beautiful

  89. L.... S....

    No one is from Austin anymore

  90. Z.... W....

    I've always wondered what happened to Dennis Miller.

  91. D.... G....

    Just now discovered shakey graves today and I can’t stop listening to him. Great artist.

  92. s.... d....

    Amazing!

  93. J.... M....

    Oooooh
    Oooooh
    Oooooh
    Oooooh

    [Chorus]
    Well you and I both know that the house is haunted
    And you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed sheets just rattlin your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    [Shakey:] You used to bite, I used to moan
    [Esme:] But now I'm mumbling and you choke
    [Shakey:] Well I ain't so scary on my own
    [Esme:] Tell me honey, what's a dagger without a cloak?

    [Chorus]
    I don't know cause
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    And you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed sheets just rattlin your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    [Shakey:] In the midnight hour you came alive
    [Esme:] I was lookin' for my crystal ball
    [Shakey:] I was busy tryin' to charm that snake ssss
    When the sun came up we had no place to hide
    [Shakey:] And you had to tell your friends that my fangs were fake
    [Esme:] I just had to

    [Chorus]
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    And you and I both know that the ghost is me
    You used to catch me in your bed sheets just rattlin your chains
    Well back then baby, it didn't seem so strange

    Even when one is dead and gone
    It still takes two to make a house a home
    Well I'm as lonesome as the catacombs
    I hear you call my name but no one is there
    Except a feeling in the air

    [Chorus]
    You and I both know that the house is haunted
    Yeah you and I both know that the ghost is you
    Used to walk around screaming, all slamming all 'dem doors
    Well I'm all grown up now, I don't scare easy no more

    Yeah, you and I both know
    Oooohh
    Yeah, you and I both know
    Oooohh
    Yeah, you and I both know
    Oooohh
    Oooohh

  94. K.... H....

    am I the only one that thinks it's funny that they're saying "the ghost is me" but it sounds like "the ghost Esme." It sounds like they're saying her name

  95. D.... C....

    You know you are in love with music when it means something different every time you hear it.

  96. K.... G....

    her voice is so dang pretty