This song that is universally delightful to children helps them experience the link between imagination and anticipation. Watching children sing and react to this song, you get a clear sense of the intensity of emotion in anticipation.  The perfect song to celebrate Halloween!

Song Lyrics:  Scratch, Scratch in the Pumpkin Patch

One chilly October night
As I watched tricker-treaters go by
I thought maybe I’ll make a jack-o-lantern
Or bake some pumpkin pie
Well, I got on my coat and hat
And went out into the chilly air
But as I got close to my garden
I got quite a scare

I heard a scratch, scratch
In the pumpkin patch
A scratch, scratch, scratch
In the pumpkin patch

Was it a wolverine or a wildcat?
A tiger, a monkey or a lemur?
A black cat or a jaguar,
A werewolf or a vampire?
Whatever it was it was a screamer

I heard a scratch, scratch
In the pumpkin patch
A scratch, scratch, scratch
In the pumpkin patch
I guess I could call 9-1-1
But I think I’ll just run!