Jack o' the lantern! Joan the Wad!
Who tickled the maid and made her mad!
Light me home, the weathers bad!
According to both Wirt Sikes and Jacqueline Simpson/Steve Roud (A dictionary of English Folklore), the jack-o-lantern was originally the local name given to the Will-o-the-wisp, in Welsh the Ellylldan or the Puck. These creatures carried
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