The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #25798   Message #2155864
Posted By: katlaughing
23-Sep-07 - 05:30 PM
Thread Name: Halloween Songs [2]
Subject: RE: Halloween Songs
My grandson's preschool teacher read them a Halloween book the other day which was an adaptation of the "There was an old woman who swallowed a fly." It was really cute, but I wish she'd taught it to them as a song, instead of just the book. Anyway, if I remember correctly it went,

There was an old woman who swallowed a bat
Why she did that, I don't know why,
Imagine that!

There was an old woman who swallowed an owl to catch the bat
Why she did that, I don't know why,
Imagine that!

There was an old woman who swallowed a cat to catch the owl to catch the bat
Why she did that, I don't know why,
Imagine that!

There was an old woman who swallowed a ghost to catch the cat to catch the owl to catch the bat
Why she did that, I don't know why,
Imagine that!

There was an old woman who swallowed a goblin to catch the ghost to catch the cat to catch the owl to catch the bat
Why she did that, I don't know why,
Imagine that!

I'll have to check on the ending as somehow you get to why she did it was to say, "Trick or Treat, Happy Halloween!"