Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat

“Trick or treat” is a Halloween phrase that began in the 1920s. A popular rhyming extension has been cited in print since at least 1948: About Archives Categories RSSFeed Search Above,a1934plaquefromtheBigAppleNightClubatWest135thStreetandSeventhAvenueinHarlem.Discardedastrashin2006.NowaPopeye'sfastfoodrestaurantonGoogleMaps. Recententries: • Entryinprogress—BP(11/14) • “Operaisjustscreamingmusicincursive”(11/14) • Entryinprogress—BP(11/14) • “Theonlythingworsethanfindingahairinyourfoodisfindingoutthechefisbald”(11/14) • “Musicisnoiseincursive”(11/14) Morenewentries... Follow@barrypopik Above,BigAppleCornerat54thStreetandBroadwayinManhattan.GoogleMaps. Above,JohnJ.FitzGerald,fromtheAug.15,1931,Binghamton(NY)Press,pg.14. ListentoRobertEmmerichintroduce"TheBigApple,"ahitsongfrom1937.MusicwrittenbyBobandperformedbyTommyDorsey'sClambakeSevenwithBobonpiano.LyricswrittenbyBuddyBernierandsungbyEdytheWright.AudioprovidedbyDorothyEmmerich. 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Newspapers.com 28October1957,FortLauderdale(FL)DailyNews,“PintSizedGoblinsTakeOverThursday,”pg.3-B,col.1: “Trickortreat,trickortreat,giveussomethinggoodtoeat!”they’llcryintremuloustones. Newspapers.com 25October1963,Oshkosh(WI)DailyNorthwestern,“UNICEFAidsWorld’sChildren”byGarryClevelandMyers,pt.2,pg.6,col.2: “Trickortreat”usedtomean“GivemesomethinggoodtoeatorI’llplayanuglytrickonyou.” Newspapers.com 2November1964,Press-Telegram(LongBeach,CA),“GeorgeRobeson’sNightcap,”pg.B11,col.4: Theirpitchwasapoem,anobnoxiousoneassmallboy’spoemsoftenare: “Trickortreat,smellmyfeet,givemesomethinggoodtoeat.” Newspapers.com 2November1965,ElPaso(TX)Herald-Post,“Editor’sCorner”byR.W.Lee,pg.B2,col.1: ‘Trickortreat,smellmyfeet, “Givemesomethinggoodtoeat.” Newspapers.com 30October1966,Chicago(IL)Tribune,“TrickorTreat—Kid’sDelight,”sec.10,pg.5,col.3: ...saythatamongtheirantictomorrownightthey’llshout,“Trickortreat,Smellmyfeet.Givemesomethinggoodtoeat.” GoogleBooks Birthdays,Holidays,andOtherDisasters ByThomasJamesMullen Nashville,TN:AbingdonPress 1971 Pg.36: Armedwithgreatsacks,theyworkbothsidesofthestreetwiththetraditionalultimatum,“Trickortreat,smellmyfeet,givemesomethinggoodtoeat.” 31October1971,SundayRegister-Star(Rockford,IL),“It’stimeforgoblins”byCathyCryer,pg.C1,col.2: “Treatortreat,smellmyfeet;gimmesome’in’goodtoeat.” GoogleNewsArchive 26Octobe1978,Pittsburgh(PA)Post-Gazette,“Areatrick-or-treatersfearlittle,theysay”byAnneArden,PGNorth,pg.3,col.1: “Lotsofmyfriends,”hesaid,“say,‘Trickortreatsmellmyfeetgivemesomethinggoodtoeat.’ButIdon’tsayit‘causeit’sbad.Neitherdoesmybrother.” GoogleBooks MyMotherIsNotMarriedtoMyFather ByJeanDaviesOkimoto NewYork,NY:Putnam 1979 Pg.86: ThedooropenedandHarryyelledatthislady,“TrickorTreat.Smellmyfeet.Givemesomethinggoodtoeat.” GoogleBooks AmericanChildren’sFolklore BySimonJ.Bronner LittleRock,AR:AugustHouse 1988 Pg.80: 69.Trickortreat Smellmyfeet Givemesomethinggoodtoeat Ifyoudon’tIdon’tcare I’llpulldownyourunderwear. Newspapers.com 31October1990,Missoulian(Missoula,MT),"Tricksandtreats”byMeaAndrews,pg.1,col.1: “Trickortreat,smellmyfeet,givemesomethinggoodtoeat.Ifyoudon’t,Idon’tcare,I’llpulldownyourunderwear.” 2November1995,Winnipeg(Manitoba)FreePress,“Anightofunbridledgreed”byTomOleson,pg.A16,col.5: Inthelastfewyears,thefavoritevariation,atleastinmyneighborhood,was:“Trickortreat,smellmyfeet,givemesomethinggoodtoeat;nottoobig,nottoosmall,justthesizeofMontreal.” GoogleGroups:alt.drunken.bastards Jane&Chris 2/24/97 (...) TrickorTreat, Smellmtfeet, Givemesomethinggoodtoeat! Nottoobig,nottoosmall, JustthesizeofMontreal! OCLCWorldCatrecord Trickortreat,smellmyfeet,givemesomethinggoodtoeat Publisher: Hollywood,CA:ZombiaGo-Go/DGC,1998. Edition/Format: MusicCD:CDaudio:English OCLCWorldCatrecord Trickortreat,smellmyfeet Author: DianeDeGroat;JasonHarris;PeterPamelaRose Publisher: [PinePlains,N.Y.]:LiveOakMedia,2008,©1998. Edition/Format: AudiobookonCD:CDaudio:Fiction:Juvenileaudience:PrimaryschoolBook:English Summary: GilbertisexcitedaboutthecostumeheisplanningtowearintheHalloweenparadeatschool,untilhediscoversthatlotsofothershavethesamecostume. Uproxx JimmyFallonSang‘TrickOrTreat,SmellMyFeet’AsBobDylan WRITTENBYJOSHKURP 11.01.12 Didyouknowthere’smoretotheHalloweenultimatumclassic“TrickorTreat,SmellMyFeet”thanitstitle,followedby,“Givemesomethinggoodtoeat/Ifyoudon’t,Idon’tcare/I’llpulldownyourunderwear?”Ididnot(Ialsojustrealizedthesongcouldsendyoutojail,whatwithitsmessageof,“Givemecandy,orshowyourgoodies”),butaccordingtothisnot-at-allpoorlydesignedwebsite,therearealternatesversions,including: Trickortreat,trickortreat, Givemesomethingnicetoeat, Ifyoudon’twedon’tcare, We’llputmoneyinyourunderwear PostedbyBarryPopik NewYorkCity• Food/Drink• Wednesday,October31,2012 • Permalink