Halloween

Songs And
Fingerplays

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Whisper ONE LITTLE GHOST
Listen, listen. (Hand behind ear) One little ghost flew down the street.
Goblins are there. (Point to the door) (Wave hand through the air.)
Hear them tiptoe To your chair? "I wonder," he said, "what I will meet--
Don't speak a word. (Finger to lips) (Place finger to temple, thinking.)
Don't go "ah-choo!" (Finger under nose) One hairy spider,
Don't move about. (Sit very still with arms close to sides) (Hold up one finger, then move hand like spider.)
Or they'll get YOU!!! (Shout "you" and jump up with arms Two black cats,
extended) (Hold up two fingers, then put two fingers from each hand on
head for cat ears.)
(Say it in a quiet, spooky voice and finish with a shout) Three wild witches with pointy hats,
(Hold up three fingers, then place fingertips of hands together
to form hat.)
Nasty Witch Four old owls in a hollow tree,
I saw a nasty witch last night, (Hold up four fingers, then form an oval with both hands for
Sailing through the pale moonlight. eyes to look through.)
She whooped and zooped among the leaves, And five brother bats to fly with me!
She caused a fuss among the trees! (Hold up five fingers, then hook thumbs of both hands
She landed right before my feet together and flap fingers for bat wings.)
And shouted at me, TRICK OR TREAT!

IF I WAS A WITCH
October Time If I was a witch I would climb on my broom
October time is pumpkin time, And fly away with a zoom zoom zoom
The nicest time of the year. (Show the children walking fingers and say this is your
When all the pumpkins light their eyes witch. Next show the children their pointer finger and say this
(encircle eyes) is a broom. Then have them put their witch on their broom
And grin from ear to ear (big grin) and make her fly)
Because they know at Halloween
They'll have lots of fun, I Am A Pumpkin
Peeking through the windowpanes I am a pumpkin big and round
(put hands over eyes and look) Once upon a time I grew on the ground
Watching children run! Abut now I have mouth, two eyes and a nose
What are they for, do you suppose?
When I have a candle inside, shining bright
I'll be a jack-o-lantern on Halloween night!
The Haunted House (Tune of "Wheels on the Bus") In The Graveyard (Tune: Clementine)

The ghost in the house goes "Boo! Boo! Boo!" In the graveyard,
"Boo! Boo! Boo!, Boo! Boo! Boo!" In the graveyard,
The ghost in the house goes "Boo! Boo! Boo!" When the moon
On Halloween. Begins to shine
There's a doctor
The steps in the house goes "Creek, creek, creek..." Crazy doctor
The cats in the house go "Meow, meow, meow..." And his monster,
The mice in the house go "Squeak, squeak, squeak.." Frankenstein.
The people in the house go "Eek, eek, eek..."
Oh, my monster,
Three Wee Witchies Oh, my monster,
Not last night, but the night before Oh, my monster,
(Shake head, gesture with hand over shoulder to show the Frankenstein
day before) You are very,
Three wee witchies came knocking at my door Very scary
(Show three fingers, knock on floor) Don't come near me
One played the fiddle Frankenstein.
(Play an imaginary fiddle)
One played the drum Halloween Haunt (Tune: A Hunting We Will Go)
(Play an imaginary drum)
And one had a pancake Oh, a haunting we will go,
STUCK TO HER BUM!! A haunting we will go,
( A little smack to your own derriere!) We'll catch a ghost,
And put him on a post
Boiling Hot! And then we'll let him go.
Boiling hot, boiling hot Oh, a haunting we will go,
(Stir "witch's soup" in a big cauldron) A haunting we will go,
What will we put in the witch's pot We'll catch a cat
Boiling hot, boiling hot And put him in a hat
We'll put some spiders* in the witch's pot And then we'll let him go.
(Toss something imaginary in the pot) Oh, a haunting we will go,
• stinky socks, hair, muddy boots, etc. children will be A haunting we will go,
happy to provide suggestions to add to this ghoulish We'll catch a witch
recipe. And put her in a ditch
And then we'll let her go. And one was in between, one was in between.
Once There Was a Pumpkin THE HALLOWEEN PARTY (Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Once there was a pumpkin (Make small pumpkin with hands)
And it grew (Make bigger pumpkin) Pump-kins have such hap-py grins, hap-py grins, hap-py
And grew (Bigger) grins. Pump-kins have such hap-py grins. It's Hal-low-een at
And grew (Bigger) last.
Now it's a jack-o-lantern
And it smiles at you (Point to smile) Cats have come with long, black tails, long, black tails, long,
And you (Point to child) black tails. Cats have come with long, black tails. It's Hal-low-
And you! (Point to next child) een at last.
(I usually speed up and point to all the children). And they
point at each other and me! Ghosts have come to school to-day, school to-day, school to-
day. Ghosts have come to school to-day. It's Hal-low-een at
Pumpkin, Pumpkin Round and Fat last.
Pumpkin, pumpkin, round and fat
(Make big pumpkin with arms in front of body) Witch-es have their witch-es brooms, witch-es brooms, witch-
Turned into a jack-o-lantern es brooms. Witch-es have their witch-es brooms. It's Hal-low-
(Turn all the way around) een at last.
Just like that!
(Clap hands)
Halloween (Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)
THE FRIENDLY GHOST Halloween is coming soon, coming soon, coming soon
I'm a friendly ghost - almost! Halloween is coming soon, boo, boo, boo!
(Point to self)
And I can chase you, too! See the owl flying high, flying high, flying high
(Point to child) See the owl flying high, hoot, hoot, hoot!
I'll just cover me with a sheet
(Pretend to cover self, ending w/ hands covering face) See the pumpkin glowing bright, glowing bright, glowing
And then call "Scat" to you. bright, See the pumpkin glowing bright, On this Halloween
(Uncover face quickly and call out "Scat.") night!
[You can also use "Boo!" in place of "Scat"]
Children laughing, having fun, having fun, having fun,
THREE GREEN GOBLINS (Tune: Are You Sleeping?) Children laughing, having fun giggle, giggle, giggle

Three green goblins, three green goblins, Halloween is here today, here today, here today
Danced on Halloween, danced on Halloween. Halloween is here today, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!!
One was a fat one, one was a skinny one,
BLACK CAT (Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb) A Funny Face
I've made a funny false face
We saw a black cat, black cat, black cat. With nose and mouth and eyes
We saw a black cat on Halloween. (Point to nose, mouth and eyes)
He was stretching his paws, his paws, his paws. And when you see me wear it
He was stretching his paws on Halloween. You'll have a great surprise
(Bring palms of hands together slowly in gesture of surprise)
TRICK OR TREATING (Tune: Are You Sleeping?) For I shall put it on me
Trick or treating, trick or treating. (Lay hand on either cheek)
BOO BOO BOO BOO BOO BOO And look right straight at you,
Trick or treating, trick or treating. And in my loudest voice I'll say
I scare you I scare you (Open yes wide)
Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo!
TRICK OR TREAT (Tune: Looby Lou )

Here we go trick-or-treat, here we go trick-or-treat, Cut Into A Pumpkin

Here we come down the street, all on a Halloween Night. Cut into a pumpkin (Make motion as if cutting)
I sneak up on the porch, Scoop it with a spoon (Make scooping motion)
I knock right on the door. Carve a little mouth that turns endwise like a moon (Pretend
I fill my sack with lots of treats, and dash away for more. to cut a moon)
(Repeat) Cut two eyes to twinkle
And a big three-cornered nose.
On Halloween Use for teeth, 10 shiny seeds
On Halloween just take a peek Place them in grinning rows (Hold up ten fingers)
Wee brownies creep when we are asleep. Light a little candle
Elves and pixies dance and leap. And when the shadows fall
Witches ride upon a broom. Set the jolly fellow in the darkest hall. (Pretend to set the
And fuzzy bats dart past me-zoom! pumpkin down)
Listen for the laughter as folds spy him (Put a hand behind
Three Little Witches your ear)
(Use fingers for numbers) Grinning down at us all!
One little, Two little, Three little witches,
Fly over haystacks, fly over ditches,
Slid down moonbeams without any hitches,
Hay Ho Halloween's here.
Five Little Goblins On A Halloween Night
Five Little Goblins on a Halloween night Halloween Night (Tune: Frere Jacques)
Made a very, very spooky sight
The first one danced on his tippy-tip-toes Jack-o-lanterns, jack-o-lanterns,
The next one tumbled and bumped his nose Hall-o-ween, Hall-o-ween!
The next one jumped high up in the air See the owls gliding, Coal black cats are hiding,
The next one sang a Halloween song. Ghosts go "Boo," ghosts go "Boo!"
Five goblins played the whole night long.
Haunted House (Tune: Pop Goes The Weasel)
Five Little Pumpkins
(Hold up fingers for pumpkins) All around the haunted house,
Pumpkin, Pumpkin... The bat chased the goblin.
Pumpkin, Pumpkin The ghost floated overhead.
Sitting on a wall; Scat! went the black cat.
(Have a child sit down)
Pumpkin, Pumpkin Halloween Visitors (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Tip and Fall;
(Have child tip over) Dancers, pirates, queens, and clowns
Pumpkin, Pumpkin Are knocking at the door.
Rolling down the street; It's only trick-or-treaters who
(Child rolls on floor) Want candy from the store.
Pumpkin, Pumpkin
Trick or Treat!!! Spin, Spin, Little Spider (Tune: Ten Little Indians)

The Floppy Scarecrow... Spin, spin, little spider,

The Floppy, floppy scarecrow Spin, spin, wider, wider.
Guards his fields all day. Spin, spin, little spider,
He waves his floppy, floppy hands Early in the morning.
To scare the crows away! Dance, dance, little spider,
Repeat poem, replace bold type with arms, toes, head, legs, Dance, dance, dance out wider.
etc. Dance, dance, little spider,
Early in the morning.

Additional verses: Run, run little spider; Crawl, crawl, little

spider; Jump, jump, little spider.
Pumpkin Bells (Tune: Jingle Bells) The Spider Spins a Web (Tune: The Farmer and the Dell)
Dashing through the streets
In our costumes bright as day! The spider spins a web,
To each house we go The spider spins a web,
Laughing all the way! Round, round, up and down,
Halloween is here The spider spins a web.
Additional Verses:
Making spirits bright! She spins it in and out.
What fun it is to trick - or - treat She spins it back and forth.
And sing pumpkin carols tonight! She spins it good and strong.

(Chorus) Shivery Yells (Tune: Jingle Bells)

Oh, Pumpkin bells We're on sidewalks, we're on porches,
Pumpkin bells Dressed in costumes to scare.
Ringing loud and clear! Through the city we're ringing your doorbells.
Oh what fun Great Pumpkin brings when Halloween is hear! Trick or treating, candy eating,
Gooey stuff in our hair,
JACK-O-POEM But the most fun is shrieking out loud,
(Make a construction paper or paper plate face for each "Shivery yells! Shivery yells!"
expression with corresponding drawing of face, staple it to a That's the Halloween nitty-gritty.
tongue depressor, and then use expressive voices while "Moan and Groan. Leave us alone.
holding up the face that goes with the poem) Halloween's just once a year."
Now Sing We All
I am Jack-o-Happy (very happy voice) Now sing we all,
I am Jack-o-Sad (crying, whiney voice)
I am Jack-o-Sleepy (yawning, sleepy voice) LITTLE SPIDER
I am Jack-o-Mad (growling, angry voice) See the little spider
I am Jack-o-Pieces (broken word, cut word voice) Climbing up the wall (crawl finger up arm)
I am Jack-o-Small teeniest tiny voice) See the little spider
I am Jack-o-Pie, the Best of them All! (normal voice) Stumble and fall (crawl fingers down arm)
See the little spider
Scary Eyes Tumble down the street.(crawl finger down leg)
See my great big scary eyes, (Ring around your eyes with See the little spider
your hands while moving slowly to see all the children) Stop down at your feet.
Look out now for a big surprise (remove hands)
BOO!
Humphrey the Blue-Nosed Pumpkin Five Little Scarecrows
(Tune: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) Five little scarecrows standing in a row,
The first one said, "Look, here come the crows!"
You know pumpkins are orange and grow on a vine, The second one said, "I am very small."
Baked in a pie, they taste mighty fine, The third one said, "But, I am very tall."
But have your heard, The fourth one said, "I can bend my head."
Of a pumpkin quite absurd as...? The fifth one said, "I can wave my arms, instead."
Humphrey the Blue-Nosed Pumpkin Five little scarecrows standing in a row,
Had a very obvious nose. Count them as they move when the wind blows.
And if you ever saw it,
You might even say it shows. Deck the Halls
All of the other pumpkins, Deck the halls with poison ivy,
Used to laugh and call him names. fa la la la la, la la la la.
They never let poor Humphrey 'Tis the season to be slimy,
Play in any pumpkin games. fa la la la la, la la la la.
Then one foggy Hallow's Eve, Don we now our strange apparel,
The Great Pumpkin did say, fa la la, la la la, la la la.
"Humphrey, with your nose so blue, Troll the ancient Halloween carol,
You'll make all the ghosts say BOO!" fa la la la la, la la la la.
Then all the pumpkins loved him, See the goblins rise before us,
And they shouted out with glee, fa la la la la, la la la la.
"Humphrey, the Blue-Nosed Pumpkin, As we sing the Halloween chorus,
You'll go down in history!" fa la la la la, la la la la.
Follow them as they ascend,
We Three Ghosts (Tune: We Three Kings) fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Join with all your loony friends,
We three ghosts of Halloween are fa la la la la, la la la la.
Scaring kids who wander too far.
Trick or treating, candy eating, Three Little Witches (Tune:10 little Indians)
Beware the Halloween Star. One little, two little, three little witches,
Oh...oh... Flying over haystacks,
Star of darkness, star of fright. Flying over ditches.
Star of every gruesome sight. Over the moon without any hitches,
West winds howling, cats a-yowling, Hi, ho, Halloween it here.
Let us play some tricks tonight!
HALLOWEEN GHOST DID YOU EVER SEE A PUMPKIN?
There once was a ghost, (extend hand and wiggle fingers) (Tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie? )
Who lived in a cave. (form hollow with palm for "cave")
She scared all the people (point to children) Materials: large orange pumpkin black eyes, nose, mouth,
And the animals away. teeth
She said "Boo" to a fox, (point)
She said "Boo" to a bee, (point) Did you ever see a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin
She said "Boo" to a bear, (nod head "yes") Did you ever seen a pumpkin with no face at all?
She said "Boo" to me! (point at self) With no eyes(point) and no nose (point) and no mouth (point)
Well, she scared that fox, (nod head "yes") and no teeth (point)
And she scared that bee. (nod head "yes") Did you ever see a pumpkin with no face at all?
She scared that bear, (nod head "yes") So I made a Jack-o-lantern, a Jack-o-lantern, a Jack-o-
But she didn't scare me! (shake head "no") lantern.
So I made a Jack-o-lantern with a big, funny face.
With big eyes and big nose and big mouth and big teeth.
ONE HALLOWEEN NIGHT So I made a Jack-o-lantern with a big funny face.
The wicked witch hopped on her broom
She cracked aloud then flew from the room
The old black cat gave one big yawn Five Little Ghosts
He opened his eyes and sang until dawn Five little ghosts flying through the door,
The blinking owl didn't stop to stare One flew away and then there were four.
He gave a great hoot and flew through the air Four little ghosts spooky as can be,
The very black bat drank bright green brew One flew away and then there were three.
He flew from the cave and shouted Yahoo Three little ghosts drinking Halloween brew,
The scary ghost began to mew One flew away and then there were two.
Then he remembered he better say BOO Two little ghosts having lots of fun,
Jack-O-lantern just winked and smiled One went home and then there was one.
How great to be out on a night so wild One little ghosts a real superhero,
What a surprise oh what a fright Went to help a friend and then were was zero!
And it all happened one Halloween night!

It’s Halloween (Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel)

Sometimes I like to walk in the dark
I like to shout and scre-am
I sneak behind somebody I know
BOO! It's Halloween!
Five Little Bats
One little bat was trying to behave. This Old Ghost (Tune: This Old Man)
He hung upside down from his feet in a cave.
Another bat flew in, and said, "How do you do?" This old ghost, he played one,
The second joined the first, and then there were 2! He played peek-a-boo on the run
2 little bats were trying to behave. With a boo! boo! boo! and a clap, clap, clap
They hung upside down from their feet in a cave. This old ghost is a friendly chap
To help pass the time, they sang "Do re me" Two: peek-a-boo in a shoe
Another bat joined the song, and then there were 3. Three: peek-a-boo behind a tree
3 little bats were trying to behave Four: peek-a-boo near a door
They hung upside down from their feet in a cave
From their cave perch, they looked down at the floor, Old Mother Witch
A new bat joined the game, and then there were 4.
4 little bats were trying to behave. Old Mother Witch is coming to town
They hung upside down from their feet in a cave. Coming to town, coming to town
One little bat zoomed inside and did a dive. Old Mother Witch is coming to town
He stayed to take a rest, and with him there were 5. So early in the morning.
This is the way she rides her broom...
This is the way she wears her hat...
The Witch Rides Tonight (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell) This is the way she stirs her brew...
The witch rides tonight This is the way she pets her black cat...
The witch rides tonight This is where she has her wart...
Heigh-ho, it's Halloween This is how she scares you BOO...
The witch rides tonight! Old Mother Witch is going away...
The witch takes a cat...
The cat takes a bat... Skeleton Parade
The bat takes a spider... The skeletons are out tonight
The spider takes a goblin... They march about the street
The goblin takes a skeleton... With bony bodies, bony heads
The skeleton takes a ghost... And bony hands and feet.
The ghost scares them all... Bony bony bony bones
With nothing in between
Up and down and all around
They march on Halloween.
For This Is Halloween (Tune:10 Little Indians) GHOST
One little skeleton hopping up and down, I saw a ghost
One little skeleton hopping up and down, that stared and stared
One little skeleton hopping up and down, And I stood still
For this is Halloween. and acted scared.
But that was just
Two little children playing trick or treat... a big pretend.
Three little pumpkins standing in a row... I knew that ghost...
Four little goblins running all around... ....it was my friend!
Five little witches flying through the air... Jack Prelutsky

The Ghost in the House (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus) Flying Witches (Tune: When the Saints Come Marching In”)
Oh, when the witches come flying by.
The ghost in the house goes "boo boo boo, Oh, when the witches come flying by,
Boo boo boo, boo boo boo" It will be Halloween night,
The ghost in the house goes "boo boo boo" When the witches come flying by.
On Halloween
Have You Made a Jack-O-Lantern (Tune:Muffin Man”)
Other verses: Have you made a jack-o-lantern,
The steps in the house go "creak creak creak" A jack-o-lantern, a jack-o-lantern,
The cats in the house go "meow meow meow" Have you made a jack-o-lantern
The mice in the house go "squeak squeak squeak" For Halloween night?
The people in the house go "eak eak eak"
We also added other creatures ( monsters, skeletons, Jack-O-Lantern
mummies etc.) and made up our own sounds for them! I am a pumpkin, big and round. (show size with arms)
Once upon a time, I grew on the ground. (point to the
ground)
5 Fat Pumpkins Now I have a mouth, two eyes, and a nose. (point to each)
5 fat pumpkins sitting on a fence What are they for do you suppose? (point to forehead &
The first one said “Oh I am SO immense” “think”)
The second one said there’s witches in the air The third one Why-I’ll be a jack-o-lantern on Halloween night.
said OH I DONT CARE!!
The fourth one said let’s run, run, run Halloween
The fifth one said “Its just Halloween fun!” A pumpkin is big (circle hands over head)
Then OOOOOOOOOOO went the wind A pumpkin is round (circle hands in front)
And OUT went the lights A pumpkin has a great big smile (outline smile on mouth)
And the 5 little pumpkins rolled out of sight! But doesn’t make a sound (put finger over lips)
Friendly Ghost Once I had A Pumpkin (Tune: Did You Ever See A Lassie)
I’m a friendly ghost-almost! (point to self) Once I had a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin.
And I chase you, too! (point to child) Oh, once I had a pumpkin with no face at all.
I’ll just cover me with a sheet (pretend to cover self ending With no eyes and no nose and no mouth,
with hands covering face) And no teeth-oh once I had a pumpkin,
And then call “scat” to you. (uncover face quickly and call out) with no face at all.

Five Little Witches So I made a jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern

Five little witches standing by the door. (hold up five fingers) So I made a jack-o-lantern with a big funny face.
One flew out and then there were four. (Flying motion with With big eyes and big nose and mouth and big teeth
hand) So I made a jack-o-lantern with a big funny face!
Four little witches standing by a tree. (four fingers)
One went to pick a pumpkin and then there were three. We Are Jack-O-Lanterns
(picking motion with three fingers) We are jack-o-lanterns (put hands on either side of your face)
Three little witches stirring their brew.(stir) Boo, boo, boo (flick your fingers at the group)
One fell in and then there were two. (two fingers) We are out to scare you (put your fingers on either side of
Two little witches went for a run. (run with fingers) face)
One got lost and then there was one. (one finger) Boo, boo, boo (flick your fingers at the group)
One little witch, yes, only one. (one finger) We have teeth that cannot bite (show your teeth)
She cast a spell and now there are none.(make motions as if In our heads a candle light (show you putting a candle inside)
to cast spell and then put hands in lap). We are Jack-o-lanterns (put hands on either side of face)
Boo, Boo, BOO (flick fingers at group)

LITTLE GHOST
I saw a little ghost (hold hands over eyes) The Scarecrow in the Dark (Tune: The Farmer In The Dell)
And he saw me too! (point to self) The scarecrow in the dark, the scarecrow in the dark,
When I said “HI” (wave hand) Hi ho on Halloween, The scarecrow in the dark.
He said, “BOO.” The scarecrow calls the witch, the scarecrow calls the witch,
Hi ho on Halloween, the scarecrow calls the witch.
We’re Not Afraid (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) The witch calls the bat, the witch calls the bat,
Hi ho on Halloween the witch calls the bat.
Ghosts and goblins, cats and bats, The bat calls a ghost, the bat calls a ghost.
We’re not afraid of this or that. Hi ho on Halloween, the bat calls a ghost.
They are only make-believe, The ghost says boo. the ghost says boo,
Funny costumes on Halloween. Hi ho on Halloween, the ghost says BOO!
Ghosts and goblins, cats and bats,
We’re not afraid of this or that.
 This Old Ghost (Tune: This Old Man)
Eight giggling ghosts This old ghost, he played one,
Eight giggling ghosts, He played peek-a-boo on the run.
Like to give you a fright, With a boo! boo! boo! and a clap, clap, snap,
When they come out to play, This old ghost is a friendly chap.
On Halloween night. This old ghost, he played two,
One ghosts laughs, He played peek-a-boo in a shoe.
And one ghost giggles; With a boo! boo! boo! and a clap, clap, snap,
One ghost ha-ha’s, This old ghost is a friendly chap.
And one hoots and wiggles. This old ghost, he played three.
One ghost cackles, He played peek-a-boo behind a tree.
And one ghost roars; With a boo! boo! boo! and a clap, clap, snap,
One ghost guffaws, This old ghost is a friendly chap.
And one rolls on the floor. This old ghost, he played four.
Eight giggling ghosts, He played peek-a-boo under the door.
Aren’t much of a fright. With a boo! boo! boo! and a clap, clap, snap,
When they come out to play, This old ghost is a friendly chap.
On a Halloween night! This old ghost, he play five.
He played peek-a-boo learning to drive.
Halloween Has Come Today With a boo! boo! boo! and a clap, clap, snap,
Halloween has come today This old ghost is a friendly chap.
all the little pumpkins say
we will laugh and dance and play The Pumpkin On The Vine (Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
Halloween’s the pumpkin’s day. The pumpkin on the vine,
The pumpkin on the vine,
THE SMALLEST WITCH I picked the one that weighed a ton,
The smallest witch you ever did see And that’s the one that’s mine.
just peeked through the window and looked at me
I waved once or twice but very soon, I made two funny eyes,
she jumped three times and flew to the moon A mouth that’s oversize
The other gook my mother took,
GHOST OF JOHN For baking pumpkin pies.
Have you seen the ghost of John?
Long white bones with the rest all gone The pumpkin on the vine,
ooooohhhhh......ooooohhhhhhh.... The pumpkin on the vine,
Wouldn’t it be chilly with no skin on???? I picked the one that weighed a ton,
And that’s the one that’s mine.
As The Witches Go Flying Along
(Tune: As the Caissons Go Marching Along) The Fat Old Witch
The strangest sight I’ve ever seen.
Way up high, in the sky, you can see them going by, Was a fat old witch in a flying machine.
As the witches go flying along. The witch flew high.
Here and there, in the air, you can see them everywhere, The witch flew low.
As the witches go flying along. The witch flew fast
With a zoom, zoom, zoom, everyone is on their broom, And the witch flew slow.
Singing a Halloween song. She circled all around the town,
In the bright moonlight, it’s really quite a sight, Then turning left and turning right
As the witches go flying along. She disappeared into the night.

That fat old witch in the flying machine

A Little Witch Was the strangest sight I’ve ever seen.
A little witch in a pointed cap Of course, it happened on Halloween.
On my door when rap, rap, rap. Act it out. Be dramatic. Talk about opposites. Have fun.
When I went to open it,
She was not there. Halloween Is Coming (Tune: I’m A Little Teapot)
She was riding on her broomstick Halloween is coming
High up in the air! I like it the most
You can be a goblin
Halloween is Here (Tune: Farmer in the Dell) I’ll be a ghost
When we get all dressed up
Oh, Halloween is here! We will say.... BOO!!!!
Oh, Halloween is here! IT’S TRICK OR TREAT TODAY !!
With costumes on we’ll walk around
We’ll knock on doors all over town, FOUR BIG JACK-O-LANTERNS
When Halloween is here! (Cut out 4 jack-ol-anterns and glue them to construction
paper to use with this poem)
Hello Halloween! Four big jack-o-lanterns made a funny sight
Hello witches, hello ghosts, Sitting on a gate post Halloween night.
Hello pumpkins on the posts. Number one said, “I see a witches hat.”
Hello goblins and black cats, Number two said, “i see a big black cat.”
Hello skeletons, hello bats! Number three said, “I see a scary ghost.”
Hello owls and hello moon! Number four said, “by the other post.”
Halloween is coming soon!! Four big jack-o-lanterns weren’t a bit afraid
They marched right along in the Halloween Parade
Have You Seen.....? (Tune: The Muffin Man) Old Mother Witch
Have you seen the pumpkin man, Old Mother Witch is coming to town
The pumpkin man, the pumkin man? Coming to town, coming to town
Have you seen the pumpkin man, Old Mother Witch is coming to town
Who lives in the pumpkin patch? So early in the morning.

Have you seen the old black witch, This is the way she rides her broom...
The old black witch, the old black witch, This is the way she wears her hat...
Have you seen the old black witch, This is the way she stirs her brew...
Who lives in the haunted house? This is the way she pets her black cat...
This is where she has her wart...
Have you seen the scary ghost, This is how she scares you BOO...
The scary ghost, the scary ghost, Old Mother Witch is going away...
Have you seen the scary ghost,
Who lives in the old ghost town?
Five Little Pumpkins
Have you seen the big black bat, Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate
The big black bat, the big black bat, The first one said, “Oh, my it’s getting late.”
Have you seen the big black bat, The second one said, “There are witches in the air”.
Who lives in the cold dark cave? The third one said,”But we don’t care!”
The fourth one said, “Let’s run and run and run”.
Yes, we have. We’ve seen these things, The fifth one said, “I’m ready for some fun!”
Seen these things, seen these things, Wooooo, went the wind
Yes, we have, we’ve seen these things, And out went the light
We saw them on Hallowe’en! And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

This Old Ghost (Tune: This Old Man) For This Is Halloween (Tune: 10 Little Indians)
This old ghost, he played one, One little skeleton hopping up and down,
He played peek-a-boo on the run One little skeleton hopping up and down,
With a boo! boo! boo! and a clap, clap, clap One little skeleton hopping up and down,
This old ghost is a friendly chap For this is Halloween.

two: peek-a-boo in a shoe Two little children playing trick or treat...

three: peek-a-boo behind a tree Three little pumpkins standing in a row...
four: peek-a-boo near a door Four little goblins running all around...
Five little witches flying through the air...
Fly...Fly Witchy
(Tune: She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain) (Chorus)

Chorus: We'll be making Jack-o-lanterns when she comes

Singing fly, fly witchy witchy fly We'll be making Jack-o-lanterns when she comes
Singing fly, fly witchy witchy fly We'll be making Jack-o-lanterns ...to scare away the
Singing fly, fly witchy, phantoms
Fly, fly witchy.. We'll be making Jack-o-lanterns when she comes
Singing fly, fly witchy witchy fly
(Chorus)
She'll be riding on a broomstick when she comes
She'll be riding on a broomstick when she comes We'll all go trick-or-treating when she comes
She'll be riding on a broomstick ...I hope she won't get We'll all go trick-or-treating when she comes
airsick! We'll all go trick-or-treating ...we'll get good things for eating
She'll be riding on a broomstick when she comes We'll all go trick-or-treating when she comes

(Chorus) (Chorus)

They'll be goblins right behind her when she comes

They'll be goblins right behind her when she comes Dress Yourself So you Look Scary
They'll be goblins right behind her ...They'll come along to (Tune: Deck the Halls)
mind her
They'll be goblins right behind her when she comes Dress yourself so you look scary
Fa la la la la, la la la la
(Chorus) Be something weird or something hairy
Fa la la la la, la la la la
They'll be owls Hee-Hawing when she comes Don we now our ghostly sheets
They'll be owls Hee-Hawing when she comes Fa la la, la la la, la la la
They'll be owls Hee-Hawin ...and ghosts Boo-Booing! Now it’s time to eat our treats
They'll be owls Hee-Hawing when she comes Fa la la la la, la la la aaaaaaaaugh

(Chorus)

They'll be wolves out prowling when she comes

They'll be wolves out prowling when she comes
They'll be wolves out prowling ...all a-howling and a-growling!
They'll be wolves out prowling when she comes
Picked a Pumpkin (Tune: Clementine)
Up in the Graveyard (Tune: Up on the Housetop)
Pick a pumpkin, pick a pumpkin, Up in the graveyard on the hill
Pick a pumpkin just now We get such a horrible chill
I just now picked a pumpkin In such a spooky atmosphere
Picked a pumpkin just now Waiting till goblins and ghosts appear

Cut the top off, cut the top off Moan, moan, moan
Cut the top off just now Who wouldn’t groan?
I just now cut the top off, Moan, moan, moan
Cut the top off just now Who wouldn’t groan?

Scooooop the seeds, out, scoooop the seeds out, Up in the graveyard on the hill
Scoooop the seeds out just now If the ghosts don’t getcha
I just now scoooped the seeds out Then the goblins will!
Scooooped the seeds out just now

Carved a face in it, carved a face in it

Carved a face in it just now Oh, Haunted House (Tune: O Tannenbaum)
I just now carved a face in it Oh, haunted house,
Carved a face in it just now Oh, haunted house
The mansion stands so proudly,
Stick a candle in it, stick a candle in it
Stick a candle in it now Oh haunted house
I just now stuck a candle in it Oh, haunted house
Stuck a candle in it just now Its shutters bang so loudly

I made a jack-o’-lantern, I made a jack-o’-lantern It’s wooden staircase groans and creaks
Made a jack-o’-lantern just now It’s doors have lots of eerie squeaks
I just now made a jack-o’-lantern
Made a jack-o’-lantern just now! Oh, haunted house
Oh, haunted house
The mansion stands so proudly
The Twelve Houses of Halloween At the ninth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
nine orange gumdrops, eight chewy caramels, seven candied
At the first house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... apples, six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four
a large piece of chocolate taffy peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of
chocolate taffy
At the second house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy At the tenth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
ten shiny pennies, nine orange gumdrops, eight chewy
At the third house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... caramels, seven candied apples, six peanut clusters, FIVE
three pralines, two lollipops, and large piece of chocolate taffy POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, two
lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy
At the fourth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and large piece At the eleventh house on Halloween my neighbor gave to
of chocolate taffy me...
eleven creamy nougats, ten shiny pennies, nine orange
At the fifth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me... gumdrops, eight chewy caramels, seven candied apples, six
FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints,
two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate
taffy
At the sixth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four At the twelfth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...
peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of twelve cherry bonbons, eleven creamy nougats, ten shiny
chocolate taffy pennies, nine orange gumdrops, eight chewy caramels, seven
candied apples, six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!!
At the seventh house on Halloween my neighbor gave to Four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a large
me... piece of chocolate taffy!
seven candied apples, six peanut clusters, FIVE POPCORN
BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three pralines, two lollipops and a
large piece of chocolate taffy

At the eighth house on Halloween my neighbor gave to me...

eight chewy caramels, seven candied apples, six peanut
clusters, FIVE POPCORN BALLS!!! Four peppermints, three
pralines, two lollipops and a large piece of chocolate taffy