Jack O’ Lantern Song
A wild wind whisks around Halloween night...
Listen to the audio book
Upon one wild and windy night——
Woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo——
We Jacks our lanterns all did light;
The wind—it surely knew—FOR——
Whistle and whistle—and whist! Now list!
Woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo——
Whirling and twirling, with turn and twist,
The wind—it softly blew.
It was the creepiest, scariest night——
Woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo,
We held our breath, then lost it quite;
The wind—it surely knew—FOR——
Whistle and whistle—and whist! Now list!
Woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo——
Whirling and twirling, with turn and twist,
The wind—it loudly blew.
It rose in all its main and might
Woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo——
It blew out every single light;
The Wind—it surely knew—FOR——
Whistle and whistle—and whist! Now list!
Woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo, woo-oo——
Whirling and twirling, with turn and twist,
That wind—it laughed—Ho-oh!
Halloween Poem for Kids written by Ada and Eleanor Skinner
LET’S CHAT ABOUT THE POEM ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS
Creativity, Conversation
1. This poem invokes the wind on a Halloween night. What other things might the poem have spoken about?
2. What do you associate with Halloween?