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 Am – ://There was an old woman all skin and bones
Ooo oo-oo-oooo
She lived down by the old graveyard
Ooo oo-oo-oooo
One night she thought she’d take a walk
Ooo oo-oo-oooo
She walked down by the old graveyard
Ooo oo-oo-oooo
She saw the bones a-laying around
Ooo oo-oo-oooo
She went to the closet to get a broom
Ooo oo-oo-oooo
She opened the door and…
BOO!
Have a spooky-fun Halloween!
Mama Lisa
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15 Responses to “There was an Old Woman All Skin and Bones – A Hallowe’en Song and Video”
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February 21st, 2010 at 10:03 am
What a blast from the past!!! I remember we did this exact same song in our gym every halloween at our elementry school. I believe it was in 1981 or 82 when we first started it. I found my old pictures of it too. Thanks for the memory….
June 10th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
I know that song, but it didn’t scare me at all. My music teacher says it, and it’s really frightening!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:00 pm
good memory.k-4th grade,music class.
October 31st, 2010 at 9:34 pm
I have never heard this song before. I like it.
October 26th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
OH MY GOD! This takes me back! My first year in public school was 1984, and this is one of the best memories of that time.
August 22nd, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Aww. I remember this song. My music teacher in elementary school used to scare the crap out of us when she would play this. It’s one of my best memories as a kid.
September 17th, 2012 at 2:51 am
I live in Australia, but went to elementary school for a year in Maryland in 1985. This is song brings back great memories! I loved holloween. I can’t believe I found these lyrics! Thanks for posting
October 14th, 2013 at 5:16 pm
Here’s a great video I use with my kids…it’s called “Halloween Night” and I found it at the youtube site toddlerworldtv:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu_Tpf_yGuo
I hope you enjoy it as much as my kids do!! Best, Mandy
October 28th, 2014 at 12:10 am
I remember this song from kindergarten in 1974 Laurel,Maryland.
January 30th, 2016 at 9:48 am
Wow…this brings back GREAT memories of my first steps into the music world! My music teacher in 5th or 6th grade taught us this (might have been an earlier grade) in the mid 1980’s. Those were much better times than now, in my opinion. Do music teachers still teach this song?
October 26th, 2016 at 2:21 am
I remember this song from 1997 there was an old lady all skin and bones oooo she lived down by the grave yard oooo one night she decided to take a walk oooo she went to the grave yard and saw the bones alaying on the ground oooo she went to the closet to get a broom oooo she opens the door then BOO
October 31st, 2016 at 8:58 pm
like this song i did it for my choir.
January 27th, 2017 at 11:29 pm
omg we sang this song today! im a 5th grader and the first time our music teacher (mrs.sousbee) sang this! it sared me soooo much! im fixing to do this to my lil sis, lil bro, and old bro! ;) ;)
October 30th, 2017 at 9:08 pm
We played this song today. Its fun
June 20th, 2019 at 4:37 pm
There was a really spooky version of this with a guy groaning the words while the wind was blowing in the background. Sang it as a class in preschool 1989. Absolutely gave me a prominent picture of a woman who was eyeless walking with her bare bony chest exposed and with a babushka on. lol good times!