Halloween (It was so dark)

1. It was so dark on Halloween,
There was no spark of light;
The trees were saying restless things,
And swaying in the night.
The trees were saying restless things,
And swaying in the night.

2. We waited in the lonely grove,
And then a ghost went by,
We were too scared to run, you see,
But not too old to cry;
We were too scared to run, you see,
But not too old to cry.

3. It had a wide and flaming mouth,
Its eyes were flaming too;
If you had seen it, Mother dear,
It would’ve frightened you!
If you had seen it, Father dear,
It would’ve frightened you!

4. But then the flaming light went out,
And all the children said,
That it was only Tommy Green,
A pumpkin on his head!
That it was only Tommy Green,
A pumpkin on his head!