When the Museum Wakes

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The last coat disappears through the marble doors, A guard turns the key and the clock strikes four. Then a rib cage rattles in the fossil hall, And a long tail sweeps past the painted wall. [Pre-Chorus] A little stone foot taps twice on the floor, Then every glass case seems to ask for more. [Chorus] When the museum wakes, let the old world roam, Dinosaur bones take a midnight stroll. The wax figures step down, nod hello, While mammoths and penguins join the show. From the sabertooth cat to a modern-day hare, The past and the present all wander there. When the museum wakes, come along with me— The whole wide world has a ticket free. [Verse 2] A triceratops waits by the water fountain, A blue whale drifts past the mountain display. A wax queen strolls with a woolly rhino, And a tiny lizard races them all the way. [Pre-Chorus] The lions from long ago pad soft and slow, A real-life fox peeks in through the snow. [Chorus] When the museum wakes, let the old world roam, Dinosaur bones take a midnight stroll. The wax figures step down, nod hello, While mammoths and penguins join the show. From the sabertooth cat to a modern-day hare, The past and the present all wander there. When the museum wakes, come along with me— The whole wide world has a ticket free. [Bridge] At dawn, they’re back in their places again, A fossil still grinning beneath its name. But one muddy footprint shines by the door— And the guard keeps watch for one night more. [Final Chorus] When the museum wakes, let the old world roam, Dinosaur bones take a midnight stroll. The wax figures step down, nod hello, While mammoths and penguins join the show. From the sabertooth cat to a modern-day hare, The past and the present all wander there. When the museum wakes, come along with me— The whole wide world has a ticket free. [Outro] One key turns softly, the hall goes still, But the dinosaur’s shadow is moving uphill.