"The Addams Family" is the theme song for the 1964 TV series The Addams Family. It was written and arranged by longtime Hollywood film and television composer Vic Mizzy. The song's arrangement was dominated by a harpsichord and a bass clarinet, and featured finger-snaps as percussive accompaniment. Actor Ted Cassidy, reprising his "Lurch" voice, punctuated the lyrics with the words "neat", "sweet", and "petite". Mizzy's theme was popular enough to enjoy a single release, though it failed to make the national charts.
Christina Aguilera covered the song for the soundtrack of the 2021 animated film The Addams Family 2, after performing "Haunted Heart" for the first film.
Lyrics[]
They're creepy and they're kooky
Mysterious and spooky
They're altogether ooky
The Addams family
Their house is a museum
When people come to see 'em
They really are a scree-um
The Addams family
Neat
Sweet
Petite
So get a witch's shawl on
A broomstick you can crawl on
We're gonna pay a call on
The Addams family