Trick or Treat – English Lyrics

• By: BrainySongs
• Album: Spring into Summer!

Lyrics & Translation

Get ready to learn about Halloween with BrainySongs' 'Trick or Treat'! This catchy tune is a perfect way for kids to discover the fun tradition of trick-or-treating, from dressing up in costumes to the excitement of collecting candy. Dive into the spooky spirit and enrich vocabulary related to Halloween!

[English]

SAMHAIN HALLOWEEN SONG

I bet you're looking forward to Halloween Do you know, what it means?

Hallowed is saint and een means eve Has ancient roots, we believe

It dates way back, to Samhain A festival, meaning summers end

The Celts lit fires, costumes worn To ward of ghosts, never to return

Now It's all pumpkins, and what you can eat And how you can scare, who you meet

Carving lanterns and having fun It's a really great night for everyone

TRICK OR TREAT TRICK OR TREAT

Trick or treat At HALLOWEEN

Superstitions, there are plenty of these Some of them will give you trembling knees

Black cats, witches, broomsticks, bats Cauldrons, spiders, stepping on cracks

Now It's all pumpkins, and what you can eat And how you can scare, who you meet

Carving lanterns and having fun It's a really great night for everyone

TRICK OR TREAT TRICK OR TREAT

Trick or treat At HALLOWEEN

GHOSTS AND GHOULS EVERYWHERE ALL THEY EVER DO IS SCARE

YOU COULD BE THEIR NEXT FEAST You Better run from that BEAST

Now It's all pumpkins, and what you can eat And how you can scare, who you meet

Carving lanterns and having fun It's a really great night for everyone

TRICK OR TREAT TRICK OR TREAT

Trick or treat At HALLOWEEN

Ancient customs, sometimes fun Apple bobbing is just one

Did you, get, the first bite?

It could be your wedding night

Now It's all pumpkins, and what you can eat And how you can scare, who you meet

Carving lanterns and having fun It's a really great night for everyone

TRICK OR TREAT TRICK OR TREAT

Trick or treat At HALLOWEEN

OU OU TRICK OR TREAT

Trick or treat At HALLOWEEN

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
samhain /saˈwɪn/ C2	noun - An ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, often associated with Halloween
festival /ˈfɛstɪvəl/ B2	noun - A large organized event or celebration, often with music, dance, and entertainment
ghosts /ɡoʊsts/ B2	noun - Spectral apparitions of deceased people, often associated with hauntings
creeper /ˈkriːpər/ B2	noun - A plant or vine that grows along the ground or up walls
bats /bæts/ B2	noun - Flying mammals typically active during the night, often associated with Halloween
cauldron /ˈkɔːldrən/ C1	noun - A large metal pot used for cooking over an open fire, often associated with witches
phantom /ˈfændəm/ C2	noun - A ghost or apparition, especially one that is elusive or illusory
monster /ˈmɒnstər/ B2	noun - A large, frightening creature, often imaginary or fantastical
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours

Key Grammar Structures

• It dates way back, to Samhain

  ➔ present simple tense for a habitual action or fact

  ➔ The phrase 'It dates back' uses the **present simple** to describe a historical fact.

• The Celts lit fires, costumes worn

  ➔ past simple tense for completed actions in the past

  ➔ The verbs 'lit' and 'worn' are in **past simple** tense, indicating completed actions.

• Now It's all pumpkins, and what you can eat

  ➔ modal verb 'can' to express ability or possibility

  ➔ The word 'can' is a **modal verb** used to express the ability or possibility of doing something.

• You could be their next feast

  ➔ modal verb 'could' to indicate possibility or hypothetical situation

  ➔ The word 'could' is a **modal verb** used to express possibility or a hypothetical scenario.

• It could be your wedding night

  ➔ modal verb 'could' for expressing possibility

  ➔ The phrase 'It could be' uses **modal verb** 'could' to suggest a possibility.