Articles about 'Halloween Songs'
January 31st, 2013
Jacquelyn Sherst sent me the following song and note:
"This is a song developed from a school in the USA.
I am unsure of which state, but I heard it when I was very young an loved it."
Faces Faces Funny Faces
Faces, faces, funny faces You make...
October 28th, 2012
Here’s a video of the song Dem Bones for Halloween. It’s a longer version to actually teach kids about dem bones…
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones, Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones, Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones…
Enjoy dem bones!
Mama Lisa
July 9th, 2012
In the past we’ve posted many versions of The Hearse Song that our readers have sent in. Recently we received two versions that somewhat differ from the others. They were sent by Richard Smith. Here they are:
My mother taught me this approximately 1954…
Did you ever think when a hearse went by
That someday it may be...
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October 30th, 2011
Here’s a song written and sung by by The Three Friends (aka Marisa, Lila and Melisa) for Halloween.
MP3 of Walking in the Dark
Walking in the Dark By The Three Friends The house seems so empty ...
October 30th, 2011
Here’s a song Melisa, who’s in grade school, taught me called Halloween is Coming Soon. You can hear her chanting it eerily below…
MP3 of Halloween is Coming Soon
Halloween is Coming Soon
Halloween is Coming Soon one, two, three, If you want a spooky song call on me.
Many thanks...
October 6th, 2011
Here’s a nice spider rhyme to do with young kids… just in time for Halloween!
The words are as follows:
Spider Crawling Up Your Arm
Spider crawling up your arm, Ooh ah, ooh ah! Action: "Crawl" fingers up kid’s arm.
Spider crawling down your neck, ...
September 26th, 2011
We’ve had many, many comments on our post about the song The Worms Crawl In, The Worms Crawl Out. Here’s a new one by Kai Patsches (U.S.), that I found particularly fun and interesting…
When I was younger, every time we would pass a graveyard in the car we had to put one foot in the...
July 3rd, 2011
Donna wrote to me asking for help with a song:
Hi Mama Lisa
….my Grandmother used to sing a song to my Mother when she was a child and we can’t find the correct words or melody to it. I was wondering if you or anyone you know might know it. My ancestors are from Scotland...
November 1st, 2010
The Ghosts’ High Noon is a ballad written by W.S. Gilbert, with the tune created by Arthur Sullivan. It’s from Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera called Ruddigore or The Witch’s Curse.
Below you’ll find different renditions of the song. Sometimes it’s sung as a ballad, other times it’s read as a poem.
Listen...
October 29th, 2010
Here’s a YouTube of a Costa Rican song in Spanish called “Los esqueletos”. It’s perfect to sing for The Day of the Dead or Halloween…
You can find the lyrics for Los esqueletos with English and French translations and videos on Mama Lisa’s World.
Many thanks to Rachel Nance from www.myspanishgames.com for pointing out this video!
Mama...
October 18th, 2010
Heather sent me this Jack O’Lantern Song with the note: “When I was little my Mom taught my sisters and me several Halloween songs… Now I sing them to my daughter all the time. We are especially fond of Halloween and we like your website. Here is a song I thought you might like to...
October 14th, 2010
The Ghost of John is a Halloween song that kids love. Below are the lyrics and a video.
Ghost of John
Have you seen the Ghost of John?
Long white bones and the rest all gone,
Ooh, ooh!
Wouldn’t it be chilly with no skin on?
The girls in the video tried to do the movements that go with The...
October 13th, 2010
Old Abram Brown is an old nursery rhyme. In some versions, he’s called Old Grimes. Some people sing this rhyme as a song for Halloween. Here are the lyrics and a YouTube video…
Old Abram Brown is Dead and Gone
Old Abram Brown is dead and gone, You’ll never see him more; ...
October 12th, 2010
Gracie Gralike sent me this wonderful illustration for Halloween. I love the details!
In order to help get you in the mood, I’m posting links to our Halloween songs, poetry and recipes below…
Happy Halloween!
Many thanks to Gracie for sharing such a great drawing!
Feel free to share your favorite Halloween song, poem or recipe in...
March 3rd, 2010
Someone just pointed out that The Worms Crawl In, The Worms Crawl Out post from over 4 years ago is still getting comments and now has 83 of them! People seem to love to discuss this beloved (but disgusting) song.
October 26th, 2009
My daughter and her friends Marisa and Melisa taught me this Halloween song, which seems to be traditional American. It’s called Ghost of John. Below are the lyrics and two renditions, one by Marisa and one by Melisa, plus a drawing by Melisa.
But first, here’s Marisa announcing it with a Halloween song about...
October 24th, 2009
I’ve posted several versions of this great Halloween song in the past… It’s called There Was an Old Woman All Skin and Bones.
Here’s yet another version below from Matt Vaughan and his friend Pam. They explain how to make it spookier for Halloween!
Here are the chords from Matt…
Am – Dm Am / Am Dm...
October 29th, 2008
Heather sent me these Halloween songs and the following note:
Hi,
When I was little my Mom taught my sisters and me several Halloween songs. You have one on your website called “Five Little Pumpkins” and “Trick or Treat” that we know. Here is some others I thought you might like to add:
The Halloween Song...
October 29th, 2008
The Three Witches Spell from Shakespeare’s Macbeth is great to read or listen to for Halloween.
Some of the lines in this speech are offensive to our twenty-first century ears, and I hesitated to print it here, on a site with significant family traffic. But rather than censor the greatest writer in the English language, I...
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