Step behind the velvet curtain For his court assembles today Where all with life still in them Quickly pale and wither away The baron samedi Judges all The baron samedi Rules all The baron samedi Watches all The baron samedi When the silence comes And the music died He plays the funeral drums Subtle and dignified Waltzing to the sounds of his violin Waltzing to his loving tunes of loss and decay Ravens perch upon his shoulders Under the glow of haitian moon And sure enough this morbid fellow Expects you'll be visiting soon The baron samedi Judges all The baron samedi Rules all The baron samedi Watches all The baron samedi When the silence comes And the music died He plays the funeral drums Subtle and dignified Waltzing to the sounds of his violin Waltzing to his loving tunes of loss and decay