John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt & a Halloween Song Gone Wrong

I love love love Halloweenie (sorry I have dachshunds and can't resist making that joke all the time haha) and I am really excited that Helene and Sarah decided to have a link up all about Halloween! Okay so I've talked about my Grandmom on the blog before (here and here), and she really was the sweetest lady ever. One thing she liked to do was sing us little old songs she knew, and one of these was a Halloween song that went like this:

Halloween, Halloween, 

Oh what funny things are seen.

Witches hats, coal black cats.

Broomstick riders,

Mice and rats. 

Welp, at my church preschool we had a day where we did Halloween activities and had a mini costume parade in the halls of the school. My costume was controversial. Okay not actually, but to me it was because I was mad. See, I wanted to be John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (you know, from the Barney song, da da da da da da da da). My Mom searched everywhere and no one knew what she was talking about, so she got me an ELF costume and tried to tell me it was John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. I wasn't fooled. I obviously had an idea in my head of what he looked like and an elf just wasn't it! So during the parade whenever an adult asked me who I was, I answered, "Well I was supposed to be John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, but I'm actually just an elf."

We can't even find a picture or video of me in the elf costume. My Mom said I probably was mad and wouldn't let her take a picture of me in it. Thus, the clown costume I wore on Halloween for trick or treating instead that year:

Anyways back to the Halloween song, that day at preschool we were asked to share any Halloween songs we knew. Of course I raised my hand and sang the song my Grandmom taught me. But, it wasn't EXACTLY the song she taught me, because here are the lyrics I sang:

Halloween, Halloween, 

Oh what funny things are seen.

Witches hats, coal black cats.

Doom d*ck riders,

Mice and rats. 

Yup, Doom d*ck riders, whatever they are, are obviously extremely  "funny things to be seen" on Halloween, especially at a Trinity Lutheran Preschool! I'm sure my teachers and the other parents thought it was hysterical or wanted me kicked out of the preschool, but I'm sure my Grandmom was mortified! She tried explaining to me that those were NOT the actual lyrics, but I was vehement that I had the correct lyrics and there was no telling me otherwise. So seriously guys, this Halloween make sure you are on the lookout for Doom d*ck riders, you never know where they may be lurking.

**This was a public service announcement, courtesy of 4-year-old Jessica, circa 1992**