Five Little Ghosts – English Lyrics

• By: Super Simple Songs

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the playful world of "Five Little Ghosts" by Super Simple Songs! This catchy Halloween tune is an excellent resource for young English language learners. Through its simple, repetitive lyrics and actions, children can easily grasp basic English vocabulary, practice counting, and develop listening skills. The song's clear pronunciation and engaging theme make it a delightful way to explore English while having a 'spook-tacular' time!

[English]

(playful music)

(upbeat music)

♪ Five little ghosts went out one night ♪

♪ Haunting, spooking, what a fright ♪

♪ Mother Ghost said boo, boo ♪

♪ But back to the house only four ghosts flew ♪

♪ One ♪

♪ Two ♪

♪ Three ♪

♪ Four ♪

♪ Four little ghosts went out one night ♪

♪ Haunting, spooking, what a fright ♪

♪ Mother Ghost said boo, boo ♪

♪ But back to the house only three ghosts flew ♪

♪ One ♪

♪ Two ♪

♪ Three ♪

♪ Three little ghosts went out one night ♪

♪ Haunting, spooking, what a fright ♪

♪ Mother Ghost said boo, boo ♪

♪ But back to the house only two ghosts flew ♪

♪ One ♪

♪ Two ♪

♪ Two little ghosts went out one night ♪

♪ Haunting, spooking, what a fright ♪

♪ Mother Ghost said boo, boo ♪

♪ But back to the house only one ghost flew ♪

♪ One ♪

♪ One little ghost went out one night ♪

♪ Haunting, spooking, what a fright ♪

♪ Mother Ghost said boo, boo ♪

♪ But back to the house no little ghosts flew ♪

♪ Sad Mother Ghost went out one night ♪

♪ Haunting, spooking, what a fright ♪

♪ Mother Ghost said boo, boo ♪

♪ And back to the house all the five ghosts flew ♪

♪ Five little ghosts went out one night ♪

♪ Haunting, spooking, what a fright ♪

♪ Mother Ghost said boo, boo ♪

♪ And back to the house all the five ghosts flew ♪

(upbeat music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ghost /goʊst/ A2	noun - the spirit of a dead person
little /ˈlɪtəl/ A1	adjective - small in size
go /goʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel verb - to depart or leave
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
haunt /hɔːnt/ B1	verb - to visit or appear in a place as a spirit
spook /spuːk/ B2	verb - to frighten or scare someone suddenly
fright /fraɪt/ B1	noun - a sudden fear or alarm
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A2	noun - a parent who is female
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to express something using words
boo /buː/ B1	verb - to make a sound to express disapproval interjection - an exclamation used to scare or disapprove
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building where people live
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air with wings or by other means
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling unhappy
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - returning to a previous place
one /wʌn/ A1	adjective - the number 1
five /faɪv/ A1	adjective - the number 5

Key Grammar Structures

• Five little ghosts went out one night

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ It indicates an action completed in the past.

• only four ghosts flew

  ➔ Simple past tense of 'fly' with 'flew'

  ➔ Expresses a completed action in the past.

• Mother Ghost said boo, boo

  ➔ Past simple tense of 'say'

  ➔ Indicates reported speech in the past.

• But back to the house only four ghosts flew

  ➔ Prepositional phrase 'back to' indicates movement towards a place

  ➔ Shows movement returning to a location.

• Sad Mother Ghost went out one night

  ➔ Past simple tense of 'go out'

  ➔ Describes a completed action of leaving a place in the past.

• all the five ghosts flew

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'have flown'

  ➔ Shows that the action of flying has been completed recently or relates to a period connected to the present.