Beetlejuice: The musical lyrics

That beautiful sound

BETELGEUSE:
Do you hear that sound?

*SKY SCREAMS*

LYDIA:
That beautiful sound.

*SKY SCREAMS*

BETELGEUSE:
That is the sound of clean white shorts turning brown. Torture and pain!

*SKY SCREAMS*

BETELGEUSE (SKY, spoken):
Breaking a brain.
(This is so weird!)
A sound that says I will never sleep well again!

*SKY SCREAMS*

LYDIA:
The sound of a scream, is music to me. A sound that says fifteen years full-time therapy.

BETELGEUSE:
Trauma and fear, it sings in my ear.

BOTH:
Ain't it the sweetest noise around, that beautiful sound.

BETELGEUSE (spoken)
Oooh! Someone's at the door.

LYDIA (spoken):
You wanna answer it this time?

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
More than anything!

LYDIA (spoken):
Don't oversell it, act natural.

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
Come on, you're giving me advice?

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU GUY (spoken):
Hello, I'm with the U.S. Census Bureau, time for a few... OH MY GOD!

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
Hi!

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU GUY (Spoken):
How many people live here?

LYDIA (spoken):
Just me.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU GUY (spoken):
Ow... and you?

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
I don't live here, I'm dead!

* U.S. CENSUS BUREAU GUY SCREAMS*

BETELGEUSE (LYDIA):
Panic and stress. (Panic and stress.)
Ow, ain't it the best? (Ain't it the best?)
The sound of a heart (heart)
Exploding inside a chest (exploding inside a chest)

LYDIA:
It fills you with pride!

BETELGEUSE:
We're ruining lives!

BOTH:
Ain't it the sweetest noise in town, that beautiful sound.

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
Hey! You know what would make all of this even more awesome?

LYDIA (spoken):
What?

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
More me!

(Sung):
All we wanna do is hear that sound. All wanna wanna do is hear that sound! Fellas!

All BETELGEUSES:
All we wanna do is hear that sound. All wanna wanna do is hear that sound!
All we wanna do is hear that sound. All wanna wanna do is hear that sound!
All we wanna do is hear that sound. All wanna wanna do is hear that sound!

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
Ooh, ooh, somebody's at the door; alright, let's make some more people scream!

DELIVERY MAN (spoken):
Package for Deetz.

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
You know overnight delivery costs extra.

LYDIA (spoken):
What a Rip-off!

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
Ohh! Okay, okay! -shhhh

PIZZA DELIVERY MAN (spoken):
Pizza for Deetz.

LYDIA (spoken):
Hey, what'd you order?

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
Pepperoni, mushrooms and snakes!

PIZZA DELIVERY MAN (spoken):
Snakes?

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
Ugh, holy moly, a lot of people come to this house, lights!

NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR (spoken):
Hallo? New neighbours?! I brought you a pie. It's from the store! Oh, I don't see anything...

BETELGEUSE (spoken):
Hi there!
Hey, Lydia! Check this out!
Dance break!
Hey! Lady! You're forgetting something!

NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR (spoken):
MY PIE!

BETELGEUSE (OTHER BETELGEUSES):
Yes I hear that sound! (Yes, we do!)

LYDIA (OTHER BETELGEUSES):
That beautiful sound! (Yes, we do it's beautiful!)
A sound that means no more condescending adults hanging around!

BETELGEUSE:
Every groan.

BOTH:
Each wail and each moan. Ads up to

EVERYONE:
Daddy's leavin'-

LYDIA (ALL BETELGUESES):
Me the hell alone! Hey! Look at me!
(We're looking at you girl)
I'm finally free.
(You're finally free girl!)
I was invisible.
(She was invisible!)

EVERYONE:
But now they all see!

LYDIA:
They're out of my grill. Because of that

EVERYONE:
Shrill symphony!

Ain't it the sweetest noise around that beautiful sound! (that sound!)
Sound! (that sound!)
Sound! (That sound!)
Sound!

That beautiful sound!
That beautiful sound!
That beautiful sound!

That beautiful sound!