A Dark Dark Night on Halloween
A Halloween story song for kids
Years ago, when my kids were small, I was a regular visitor to their classrooms to sing songs—some of the most fun times I’ve ever had performing music.
Naturally, I wound up writing some songs for this young, exuberant audience, most of which have never been released.
This year, on the eve of Halloween, I thought I’d share one of those songs—recorded with my son’s first grade class.
“A Dark Dark Night of Halloween” plays off of the various “Dark Dark Night” folktales and goes in its own direction. I did actually write it on Halloween, sitting at the bottom of the stairs with my guitar and playing a spooky sounding minor-key riff. My own kids were out in the neighborhood trick-or-treating, and I was home doling out candy.
Credits
Words and music by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers (Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers Music/ASCAP)
JPR vocal and guitar