Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: curious
  • Music: Mary and Deborah talking Halloween.

Help! I need somebody! Or some bodies. Whatever.

So Mary and I have found this poem:

Spos'n the witches began to witch,
And you didn't know which witch was witch?
Well, spos'n?

Spos'n a h'ant appeared to you,
An' an old black rooster up and crew?
Well, spos'n?

Spos'n a pump-kin pumped hot flames,
From a place, you know, what nobody names?
Well, spos'n?

Spos'n a great big bug-a-boo
Reached out his long sharp claws for you?
Well, spos'n?

We both believe that we've seen it before, and that it is thus probably traditional, or a very close variant on something that is traditional. Lo, I beg of thee: can you find the source of this poem? We've sought. We've searched. We've...mostly told bad jokes and eaten candy corn.

Help!
Tags: folklore is awesome, ghost stories, mary, poetry, requesting things, this is halloween
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lluad

November 1 2008, 00:15:47 UTC 8 years ago

Looks like trad.

Page 7 of this suggests it dates back to at least the 1920s.

seanan_mcguire

November 2 2008, 16:21:13 UTC 8 years ago

You are MY HERO.