Submitted by Ellen, Florida
Idea posted October 16, 2001
Here are some seasonal carols - we call them Pumpkin Carols. I've had them for years; to the best of my knowledge they are not copyrighted.
DECK THE PATCH
Deck the patch with orange and black
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Take along your goody sack
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Don we now our strange apparel
Fal la la, la la la, la la la
Troll the ancient pumpkin carol
Fa la la la la, la la la la
See the Great One rise before us
Fa la la la la, la la la la
As we sing the Pumpkin chorus
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Follow him as he ascends
Fa la la, la la la, la la la
Join with true Great Pumpkin Friends
Fa la la la la, la la la la
I'M DREAMING OF THE GREAT PUMPKIN
I'm dreaming of the Great Pumpkin
Just as I do this time each year,
When he brings nice toys
To good girls and boys
Who wait for him to appear.
I'm dreaming of the Great Pumpkin
With every Pumpkin card I write.
May your Jack-o-Lanterns burn bright,
When the Great Pumpkin visits you tonight.
PUMPKIN WONDERLAND
Screech owls hoot, are you list'nin?
Beneath the moon, all is glist'nin -
A real scary sight, we're happy tonight,
Waitin' in a pumpkin wonderland.
In the patch we're watching for Great Pumpkin.
We've been waiting for this night all year,
For we've tried to be nice to our neighbors
And grow a pumpkin patch that is sincere.
Later on, while we're eating
What we got trick-or-treating,
We'll share all our sacks
Of Halloween snacks,
Waitin' in a pumpkin wonderland!
PUMPKIN BELLS
Dashing through the streets
In our costumes every way
To each house we go
Laughing all the way.
Halloween is here,
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to trick-or-treat
And sing Pumpkin carols tonight!
Oh, Pumpkin bells! Pumpkin bells!
Ringing loud and clear.
Oh what fun Great Pumpkin brings
When Halloween is here!
THE TWELVE DAYS OF HALLOWEEN
On the twelfth day of Halloween my true love gave to me
Twelve bats a-flying
Eleven masks a-leering
Ten ghouls a-groaning
Nine ghosts a-booing
Eight monsters shrieking
Seven pumpkins glowing
Six goblins gobbling
FIVE SCARY SPOOKS!
Four skeletons
Three black cats
Two trick-or-treaters
And an owl in a dead pear tree.
GREAT PUMPKIN IS COMING TO TOWN
Oh, you better not shriek,
You better not groan,
You better not howl,
You better not moan,
Great Pumpkin is coming to town!
He's going to find out
From folks that he meets
Who deserves tricks
And who deserves treats,
Great Pumpkin is coming to town!
He'll search in every pumpkin patch,
Haunted houses far and near,
To see if you've been spreading gloom
Or bringing lots of cheer.
So, you better not shriek,
You better not groan,
You better not howl,
You better not moan,
Great Pumpkin is coming to town!
O PUMPKIN CARDS
O Pumpkin cards! O Pumpkin cards!
Please take these greetings to my friends.
Let them know the day is here
When Great Pumpkin will appear.
O Pumpkin cards! O Pumpkin cards!
Please take these greetings to my friends.