It seems that there has been quite an interest lately in pumpkin carols. Peanuts creator Charles Schulz borrowed some of these verses from the Golden Books Publishing Company in a set of Halloween greeting cards around 1969.
~ Oh, and by the way, dancing is optional !!! ~

Oh, you better not shriek
You better not groan
You better not howl
You better not moan
Great Pumpkin is coming to town
He's gonna find out
From folks that he meets
Who deserves tricks
And who deserves treats
Great Pumpkin is coming to town
He'll search in every pumpkin patch
Haunted houses far and near
To see if you've been spreading gloom
Or bringing lots of cheer
Oh, you better not shriek
You better not groan
You better not howl
You better not moan
Great Pumpkin is coming to town


Deck the Patch

Deck the patch with orange and black
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Take along your goodie sack
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Don we now our gay apparel
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Troll the ancient pumpkin carol
Fa la la la la, la la la la

See the Great One rise before us
Fa la la la la, la la la la
As we sing the pumpkin chorus
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Follow him as he ascends
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Join with true Great Pumpkin friends
Fa la la la la, la la la la


Oh Pumpkin Cards

Pumpkin cards, oh pumpkin cards!
Carry greetings to my friends
Let them know the day is here
When Great Pumpkin will appear
Pumpkin cards, oh pumpkin cards!
Carry greetings to my friends


Pumpkin Wonderland

Screech owls hoot, are you listening?
Beneath the moon, all is glistening
A real scary sight, we're happy tonight
Waiting in a pumpkin wonderland

In the patch we're waiting for Great Pumpkin
We've been waiting for this all year
For we've tried to be nice to everybody
And to grow a patch that is sincere

Later on, while we're eating
What we got trick-or-treating
We'll share all our sacks
of Halloween snacks
Waiting in a pumpkin wonderland


I Heard the Bells on Halloween

I heard the bells on Halloween
Their old familiar carols scream
And wild and sweet
The world repeat
The pumpkin season's here again
Then pealed the bells more loud and strong
Great Pumpkin comes before too long
The good will get
The bad will fretThe pumpkin season's here


I'm Dreaming of the Great Pumpkin

I'm dreaming of the Great Pumpkin
Just like I do this time each year
When he brings nice toys
To good girls and boys
Who wait for him to appear

I'm dreaming of the Great Pumpkin
With every pumpkin card I write
May your jack-o'-lanterns burn bright
When the Great Pumpkin visits you tonight


Pumpkin Bells

Dashing through the streets
In our costumes bright and gay
To each house we go
Laughing all the way
Halloween is here

Filled with lots of cheer
What fun it is to trick-or-treat
Singing Pumpkin Carols each year

Oh Pumpkin Bells, Pumpkin Bells
Ringing loud and clear
Oh what fun Great Pumpkin brings
When Halloween is here