His name was Ike (or so they say)
and Ike was never mean…
…except on one night of the year
the night of Halloween.
He had no vice for common things
like women, smokes, or brandy
For deep inside his simple mind
Ike was a fiend for candy.
Now Ike was forty-eight years old
but looked no more than ten
And every year on Halloween
he’d dress up and pretend…
…to be a trick-or-treating youth
with pillow case in hand
with pillow case in hand
He’d go along from door to door
and bellow his demand:
and bellow his demand:
“I’m here for candy!” Ike would yell
“I’m here for chock-o-lit!”
“I’m here for chock-o-lit!”
And then he’d grab the entire bowl
and swallow every bit!
and swallow every bit!
Ike was a truly awful man
the things that he would do!
the things that he would do!
He stole young Staci’s lollipop
and she was only two!
and she was only two!
He’d go to houses more than once
by changing his disguise…
by changing his disguise…
…Ike filled that pillow case with candy
gathered through his lies!
gathered through his lies!
…But every now and then
someone would anger little Ike
someone would anger little Ike
By handing out walnuts or carrots,
things he did not like!
things he did not like!
His face grew red, his nostrils flared
he’d grow so hopping mad
he’d grow so hopping mad
“Who would want these horrid things?!
They taste not good, but bad!!”
They taste not good, but bad!!”
He’d throw the carrots at the house…
…and stomp the walnuts flat…
…and then he’d grab a garden hose
and spray the family cat!
and spray the family cat!
To watch him do the things he did
was quite an awful sight
was quite an awful sight
But Old Man Benny had a plan
to stop Ike for the night
to stop Ike for the night
“That one called Ike is not a boy
he’s just a little man”
he’s just a little man”
“And on this night of Halloween
I’ll stop his little plan.”
I’ll stop his little plan.”
Old Benny stood upon his porch
and held a candy dish
and held a candy dish
When Ike approached Old Benny said,
“Here’s candy, if you wish.”
“Here’s candy, if you wish.”
“But you can’t leave until you’ve eaten
each and every sweet.”
each and every sweet.”
“Go on,” said Benny to lil’ Ike
“Dig in. Bon apetit.”
“Dig in. Bon apetit.”
Ike reached and grabbed and ate
and reached and grabbed and ate some more…
and reached and grabbed and ate some more…
…but Benny used a special dish
from Jackson’s Magic Store.
from Jackson’s Magic Store.
There was no bottom to the bowl
it was a deep abyss
it was a deep abyss
And Ike began to recognize
that something was amiss
that something was amiss
“You tricked me!” Ike said to the man
“But I cannot be beaten!”
“But I cannot be beaten!”
“I will not stop until it’s done
and every bite is eaten!”
and every bite is eaten!”
“Please stop!” cried Benny, “That’s enough!”
“You’ve eaten quite a load!”
“You’ve eaten quite a load!”
“And if you eat just one more bite,
I fear you may explode!”
I fear you may explode!”
But Ike, he did not care at all,
He grabbed a chocolate mint…
He grabbed a chocolate mint…
He brought it to his open mouth…
…and then inside it went…
Some say Ike exploded
after eating all those treats…
…while others say he fell inside
that magic bowl of sweets…
that magic bowl of sweets…
No one knows what happened
on that final, fateful night
on that final, fateful night
And no one knows where Ike has gone
since taking one last bite…
since taking one last bite…
No one has seen him trick-or-treat
or dress up like a fake
or dress up like a fake
And most assume that even now…
…Ike has a tummy ache.
Happy Halloween.
(also, cheers)
I hope this will be published, great story and illustrations.
Apparently, Mike and Ike believes itself to be “original fruit” candy. In reality, it’s the sugar grit left at the bottom of a drugstore candy dispenser distilled into gel cap form. If you experience a craving for Mike and Ikes, consider that you might just want jellybeans and seek out those instead.