SLIGHTLY SPOOKY SONGS & STORIES
By Mr. I & the RAINBOW SINGERS
HALLOWEEN NIGHT
Mr. I
Is a great, lively opening song. Each year the Rainbow Singers make up their own verses according to which costume they are wearing. Here are a few verses to choose from:
I’M GONNA BE A GHOST, GONNA WEAR A FUNNY SHEET
GONNA SCARE EVERYBODY, I MEET ALONG THE STREET
YOU’LL SEE ME AT THE DOOR, WITH ALL MY SPOOKY FRIENDS
SCREAMING FOR CANDY, WITH WIDE OPEN HANDS.
Chorus: HALLOWE’EN, HALLOWE’EN NIGHT,
HALLOWE’EN , HALLOWE’EN NIGHT.
I’M GONNA BE A FAIRY PRINCESS, AS PRETTY AS CAN BE
DANCING FROM DOOR TO DOOR, YOU’LL REALLY LOVE ME.
I’M LOOKING FOR A PRINCE, WHO WON’T GIVE ME A FRIGHT
WE’LL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER, WELL AT LEAST FOR TONIGHT.
chorus”
I’M GONNA BE LUNNETTE, GONNA HAVE A SCARY PARTY
GONNA TELL SCARY JOKES, WITH CLOWNS AND WITH MOLLY
AS GRANNY AND MAJOR BUDHEAD, COME KNOCKING AT THE DOOR.
WE’RE GONNA SCARE THEM WITH A SHOUT , OF HAPPY HALLOWE’EN
chorus
I’M GONNA BE A VAMPIRE, EVERYONE WILL RUN
I’M GONNA BE A VAMPIRE, I SUCK BLOOD FOR FUN
BUT WHEN THE SUN COMES UP, I HAVE TO RUN AWAY
AND GET INTO MY COFFIN, AND SLEEP THE DAY AWAY.
chorus
I’M GONNA BE A CAVEGIRL, LIVING YEARS AGO
PLAYING WITH THE DINOSAURS, IT’S FUN TO WATCH THEM GO
YOU’LL SEE ME ON THE STREET, WITH CLOTHING MADE OF FUR
WITH ALL MY SPOOKY MONSTER FRIENDS, WHO ARE GONNA CAUSE A STIR. chorus
RAP SECTION AT END OF SONG:
SPOOKY, SPOOKY, VERY SPOOKY,
DON’T LOOK AT ME CAUSE I’M TOO KOOKY
KOOKY, KOOKY, VERY KOOKY,
GIVE ME A TREAT, GIVE ME A COOKIE
COOKIE, COOKIE, COME AND LOOKIE,
LOOK AT THE WAY I EAT MY COOKIE.
Chorus
I’M GONNA BE A WITCH, PUT SNAKES IN MY HAIR,
EVERYONE WILL RUN AWAY, BUT I DON’T REALLY CARE.
I’LL LOOK REALLY FREAKY, RIDING ON MY BROOM
MY CAT WILL BE BEHIND ME, SCREECHING AT THE MOON
Chorus
I’M GONNA BE A COWBOY, A-RIDIN ON THE RANGE
I’LL BE RIDIN ON MY HORSE, AND I’LL BE ACTING REALLY STRANGE
I WON’T BE MAKING SPOOKY SOUNDS, I WON’T BE SAYING ‘BOO’
BUT I’LL BE RIDING AROUND LIKE A CRAZY MAN AND SHOUTING
‘YAHOO!’
HALLOWEEN SONG
(Mr. I )
A great audience participation song. Can improvise any activity that you like. Use ideas from costumes at concerts. Have fun.
THIS IS A SONG ABOUT HALLOWE’EN , HALLOWE’EN HALLOWE’EN
THIS IS A SONG ABOUT HALLWE’EN, ALL NIGHT LONG.
WITCHES FLYING IN THE SKY, IN THE SKY, IN THE SKY
WITCHES FLYING IN THE SKY, ALL NIGHT LONG.
(follow this pattern for all verses)
CHILDREN KNOCKING, KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK……….
(No one’s coming to the door, What should we do?)
DOOR BELLS RINGING, DING DING DONG, ……… (Still not coming)
CHILDREN SHOUTING ‘TRICK OR TREAT, TRICK OR TREAT,…..
POPCORN, CANDIES, BUBBLEGUM BUBBLEGUM…… ALL NIGHT LONG.
(What do you like for treats?)
FIREWORKS AND APPLEBOBBING,…..
(There’s something that scares my dog on Hallowe’en)
FIRECRACKERS SCARE MY DOG, SCARE MY DOG……
GHOSTS AND PUMPKINS, BOO, BOO, BOO BOO….
THIS IS A SONG ABOUT HALLOWE’EN, HALLOWE’EN HALLOWE’EN
THIS IS A SONG ABOUT HALLOWE’EN, ALL NIGHT LONG.
5 TRICK OR TREATERS
No Trick of Treaters, Walking down the street
On Halloween Night, Looking for a treat
Along came a ………………. Out to have some fun
All set to go, and then there was one.
One trick or treater, Walking down the street
On Halloween night, looking for a treat
Along came a ……………… to the night, black and blue
All set to go, and then there were two
Two trick or treaters, walking down the street
On Halloween night, looking for a treat
Along came a ………….. to see what she could see
All set to go, and then there were three
Three trick or treaters, walking down the street
On Halloween night, looking for a treat
Along came a ……………. Knocking at the door
All set to go, and then there were four
Four trick or treaters, walking down the street
On Halloween night, looking for a treat
Along came a …………… glad to be alive.
All set to go, and then there were five.
Five trick or treaters, walking down the street
On Halloween night shouting, ‘TRICK OR TREAT’!
JACK O’LANTERN
A riddle for the children to guess what it is.
SOMETIMES BIG (arms in a big circle)
SOMETIMES SMALL ( small circle)
BUT ALWAYS ORANGE, ROUND AND YELLOW
WHEN CHILDREN MAKE MY SCARY (FUNNY) GRIN
(fingers in mouth, pull apart to make grin)
THEN I’M A SCARY FELLOW.
PUMPKIN PUMPKIN
Mr. I
A great action rhyme.
Children crouch down like pumpkins in the field to begin.
PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN ROUND AND FAT
TURN INTO A JACK’O’LANTERN JUST LIKE THAT!
On the word ‘THAT’ jump up and make a scary, or a funny, silly face like a carved pumpkin. Have fun.
PUMPKIN PATCH
A fun country bumpkin pumpkin song.
Chorus: PUMPKIN PATCH, PUMPKIN PATCH,
HEADIN’ OUT TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH
PUMPKIN PATCH, PUMPKIN PATCH
HEADIN’ OUT TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH
PUMPKINS ARE PRETTY SNEAKY , THEY LIKE TO HIDE IN THE FIELDS
UNDER A LEAF, UNDER A BUSH, THEY KEEP PERFECTLY STILL
IT’S A GOOD THING THAT THEY’RE ORANGE, OR THEY’D BE HARD TO SEE
GONNA CATCH ME ONE O THEM PUMPKINS, A SPECIAL ONE FOR ME.
Chorus
PUMPKINS AREN’T VERY SCARY, UNLESS YOU GIVE THEM A FACE
A SMILE OR A FROWN, EYES UP OR DOWN, TEETH ALL OVER THE PLACE
GONNA CARVE ME ONE O THEM PUMPKINS, PUT A CANDLE INSIDE TO BURN, THEN INSTEAD OF A PUMPKIN, IT’LL BE A JACK O’LANTERN
HEY HEY, I’M GOIN’ TODAY, HAY RIDE HANG ON….
HEY HEY, WHAT CAN I SAY,
GOTTA CATCH ‘EM BEFORE THEY’RE GONE.
Chorus
SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE A PUMPKIN,
WHEN YOU’RE OUT ON HALLOWE’EN NIGHT
DON’T STOP AND STARE, YOU BETTER BEWARE
HE’LL GIVE YOU AN AWFUL FRIGHT.
JUST KEEP ON TRICK OR TREATING, DON’T EVEN SAY HELLO
HE MIGHT JUMP UP, AND FOLLOW YOU HOME,
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.
Chorus
TOO MANY BATS
Mr. I
A fun echo song. Everyone stands, makes bats with hands and echoes the words.
TOO MANY BATS (too many bats)
TOO MANY BATS (too many bats)
BATS IN THE BASEMENT
BATS IN THE ATTIC
BATS IN THE HOUSE
TOO MANY BATS
BATS IN THE KITCHEN
BATS IN THE LIVING ROOM
BATS IN THE ‘BAT’ ROOM
TOO MANY BATS
BATS IN THE FIREPLACE
BATS UP THE CHIMNEY
BATS ON THE ROOF
TOO MANY BATS
BATS ON MY FEET
BATS ON MY TUMMY
BATS IN MY HAIR
(Ooo , yuck, get out of my hair you nasty bats!)
(Are they baseball bats, Mr. I?)
THE BAT CAME BACK
THE ‘BAT’ CAME BACK (words by Mr. I)
OLD MR. JOHNSTON HAD TROUBLES OF HIS OWN.
HE HAD A BLACK BAT, THAT JUST WOULDN’T LEAVE HIS HOME.
HE TRIED AND HE TRIED TO GIVE THE BAT AWAY
HE GAVE IT TO A MAN GOING FAR, FAR AWAY,
Chorus: BUT, THE BAT CAME BACK, THE VERY NEXT DAY
THE BAT CAME BACK, THEY THOUGHT HE WAS A GONER,
BUT THE BAT CAME BACK, THE VERY NEXT DAY TO STAY.
HE GAVE IT TO A MAN WITH A GREAT BIG BOX,
WHO COVERED IT IN CHAINS WITH A THOUSAND LOCKS,
WITH THE BAT INSIDE, HE THREW IT IN THE SEA,
AND THEN HE WENT BACK HOME AND HE SWALLOWED EVERY KEY
Chorus
THE BAT WENT OUT ON HALLOWE’EN A-LOOKING FOR A TREAT,
A SPIDER, A MOTH, OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE GOOD TO EAT
HE WALKED UP TO A SPOOKY HOUSE AND HE SAW A SCARY GHOST
(when I count to three let’s say ‘BOO’ reallyloud – BOO!
IT SCARED THE BAT SO TERRIBLY THAT HE JUMPED TO THE EASTERN COAST
From VANCOUVER ISLAND TO NEWFOUNLAND, SCREEEEECH !
Chorus
NOW THE BAT WAS A DADDY OF A FAMILY OF HIS OWN
WITH A THOUSAND LITTLE BATS, UNTIL THEIR CAME A CYCLONE
THE AIR WAS FULL OF BATS, SPINNING ALL AROUND
THEY WERE SCATTERED EVERYWHERE, AND THE DADDY BAT COULD NOT BE FOUND.
But, chorus.
GHOST BAT
Story by Gary Huntbatch
A FUNNY LITTLE LADY
The Rainbow Singers sing this little riddle all by themselves
A FUNNY LITTLE LADY WITH A POINTED HAT
ON MY DOOR WENT , TAP TAP TAP
WHEN I WENT TO OPEN IT SHE WAS NOT THERE
BUT UP ON HER BROOMSTICK , HIGH IN THE AIR
SPOOKY STEW
(Don Cooper)
Rainbow singers begin this song with the following incantation. Each singer can perform one line alone:
(witchy voice): DOUBLE DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE
FIRE BURN AND CAULDRON BUBBLE
AND WHEN AT LAST MY WORK IS THROUGH
PRESTO! WE’LL HAVE SPOOKY STEW!
GREAT GREEN GOBS OF GREASY GRIMY GOPHER GUTS
SCABS FROM SCRATCHES BUMPS AND CUTS,
YUCK! SOUNDS DISGUSTING, BUT,
JUST THROW THEM IN YOUR TRUSTY, RUSTY CRUSTY POT
AND BOO! – IT’S SPOOKY STEW.
BAT WINGS, CAT SCREAMS, SLIMY WORMS AND SPIDER WEBS
LIZARD LEGS AND LOPED OFF HEADS,
DUST BALLS FROM BENEATH YOUR BED.
STIR THEM UP AND QUICK AS ANY WITCHES SAID,
BOO! – IT’S SPOOKY STEW.
GHOULS SAY YOU CAN’T BEAT IT,
IT WOULD TAKE A FOOL TO EAT IT.
HOLY SMOKE I HOPE IT’S JUST PRETEND
IF A RESTAURANT I WENT TO HAD IT OFFERED ON IT’S MENU
I WOULD SCREAM AND LEAVE AND NOT GO BACK AGAIN. (AH!)
ADD A DASH OF DOGGY BREATH AND MOULDY BONES
SWAMPY WATER STICKS AND STONES,
SEASON IT WITH SHRIEKS AND MOANS
IT’S SO GROSS A GHOST WOULD PROB’LY GAG AND GROAN
BOO! IT’S SPOOKY STEW
Hey, Rainbow Singers, Do you want to come over for dinner?
Sure, what are you having? (Snake tongues, Cow tails, Dead slimy worms)
Spooky Stew,
Yuck! No….. Thanks
OLD JOHN BRADDELDUM
(Traditional folk song adapted by Mr. I)
This old song I got from Sharon, Lois and Bram. It’s a fun echo song. Gets the audience involved. Great idea is to pass out microphones, get kids on stage to hold plastic microphones and make spooky ghost sounds at the end of each verse. Have fun!
NUMBER ONE (number one)
OUR HALLOWE’EN FUN HAS JUST BEGUN
Chorus: WITH A RUM TUM TADDELUM, OLD JOHN BRADDELDUM
HEY, WHAT COUNTRY FOLK WE BE.
(Let’s hear the spooky ghost sounds)
Remember: the children guess the last word of each line.
NUMBER TWO (number two) ; SAW A GHOST AND IT WENT BOO (Chorus)
NUMBER THREE (number three): SAW A GHOST HE WAS CLIMBING UP A
TREE
NUMBER FOUR (#4): SAW A GHOST WALK RIGHT THROUGH MY DOOR.
NUMBER FIVE (#5); SAW A GHOST IN A CAR, HE WAS LEARNING HOW
TO DRIVE.
NUMBER SIX (#6): A HALLOWE’EN GHOST IS FULL OF TRICKS
NUMBER SEVEN (#7): ?
WITH A RUM TUM TADDELUM, OLD JOHN BRADDELDUM
HEY WHAT COUNTRY FOLK WE BE…..YIP!
DARK DARK FOREST
This is the entrance story to the GHOST IN THE HOUSE song. Begin loudly, get softer and softer as you say the story. At the end give out a loud BOO!
IN A DARK DARK FOREST
THERE WAS A DARK DARK HOUSE
AND IN THAT DARK DARK HOUSE
THERE WAS A DARK DARK ROOM
AND IN THAT DARK DARK ROOM
THERE WAS A DARK DARK CLOSET
AND IN THAT DARK DARK CLOSET
THERE WAS A DARK DARK SHELF
AND ON THAT DARK DARK SHELF
THERE WAS A DARK DARK BOX
AND IN THAT DARK DARK BOX
THERE WAS A ……GHOST!
GHOST IN THE HOUSE
(Mr. I)
Spooky, and funny.
THERE’S A GHOST IN THE HOUSE
DURING THE DAY, HE’S AS QUIET AS A MOUSE
BUT AT NIGHT, HE GOES
Chorus: HEE HEE, HA HA, HO HO,, HOO HOO
HEE HEE, HA HA, HO HO, HOO HOO
HEE HEE, HA HA, HO HO, HOO HOO
OOOO……..!
I KNEW A BOY NAMED JEREMY, WHO SAID NOTHING COULD EVER SCARE ME.
HE WAS AS BRAVE AS HEMAN(POKEMON) , BUT WHEN HE SAW THE GHOST HE RAN
AND THE GHOST WENT: hee hee, ha ha…..
I KNEW A GIRL NAMED JENNIFER, WHO SAID NOTHING COULD EVER SCARE HER
SHE WAS AS BRAVE AS SHERA, UNTIL ONE NIGHT THE GHOST SHE SAW
AND THE GHOST WENT: hee hee, ha ha……
(Then go into the ghost story. End the story with:
OOO…AH,… I’M SCARED, CAN I SLEEP WITH YOU?
NO MONSTERS
We don’t want a monster in our house.
MONSTER MASH
THREE GREEN MONSTERS
BOOGEY MAN
(Mr. I)
Bouncy, jumpy, dancing song for the end of the concert.
Chorus: I’M A BOOGEYMAN, OH YES I AM
I’M A BOOGEYMAN, OH YES I AM
BOOOOOO! I’M A BOOGEYMAN
(Rainbow singers make animal sounds as I sing them)
WELL, I BOOGEY WITH A DOG, I BOOGIE WITH A CAT
BOOGEY WITH A BIRD, BOOGEY WITH A RAT
BOOGEY WITH A HORSE, BOOGIE WITH A COW
I LOVE TO BOOGIE LET ME SHOW YOU HOW!
BOOOOO….! I’M A BOOGIE MAN
Chorus
WELL I BOOGEY AT NIGHT, BOOGEY IN THE DAY
BOOGEY AT WORK, BOOGEY AT PLAY
THERE’S BOOGEY IN MY TOES, BOOGIE IN MY HEAD
AND I’LL PROBABLY STILL BOOGEY, WHEN I’M DEAD
BOOO…..! I’M A BOOGIE MAN
SOLO (Rainbow singers whisper. B0OO.. I’M A BOOGEYMAN during solo)
WE’RE THE BOOGIE GIRLS, OH YES WE ARE
WE’RE THE BOOGIE GIRLS, OH YES WE ARE
BOOOO….! WE’RE THE BOOGEY GIRLS
(Rainbow Singers:I CAN BOOGIE WITH YOU, YOU CAN BOOGEY WITH ME
WE CAN BOOGEY ON A MOUNTAIN, BOOGEY IN THE SEA
WE CAN BOOGIE ON THE GROUND, BOOGIE IN THE SKY
SO LET’S ALL BOOGIE WITH MR. I.
BOOO…! WE’RE THE BOOGIE GIRLS.
Mr. I sings Chorus by himself.
I’M A BOOGEYMAN, OH YES I AM
I’M A BOOGEY MAN, OH YES I AM
BOOOOO! I’M A BOOGIE MAN!
(Singers: BOOOOOO! WE’RE THE BOOGIE GIRLS.
(Together): BOOOOO..! OOO YA!
LET’S BOOGIE ALL AROUND THE WORLD
Slide ending: Scat sing with mr. I. BOOOOOOOO(watch me) BOO!.
