A’ Soalin’ (Live) Peter, Paul and Mary

[Spoken]
On October 31st, a day that we all refer to as Halloween, throughout this great country of ours, small groups of armed children race, race from house to house demanding protection money. 

Or at least it seems as though that's what they're doing now. I remember when I was a kid, and probably when most of you were kids, we had a lot simpler motivation, right? A couple of jelly beans would do us in, right? You'd stand outside, freezing weather, stand outside a door in a cardboard costume, right, waiting for a couple lights to go out, and you'd tippy-toe up to the front door, very quiet, everybody scared. 

Knock knock knock knock
"Yeah kid, whaddaya want?"
"Boo."

Nowadays they have a much more persuasive policy. First of all they arrive in a motorized division, right? 

"All right, junior, get out. Your mother and I will wait for you here."

And then when the child gets up at the front door he's none too gentle about it. 

Ka-boom, ka-boom, ka-boom
"Yes, what, what is it?"
"Alright pops, what's it gonna be?
The candy or your front window?"

Well in England they have a counterpart - almost, that is. They go from house to house, not during Halloween nor do they call it trick or treat. They go instead during the Yuletide season. They call the custom wassailing; we call the song A' Soalin'. 

[Intro]
Hey ho, nobody home
Meat nor drink nor money have I none
Yet shall we be merry
Hey ho, nobody home
(Hey ho, nobody home)
Meat nor drink nor money have I none
(Hey ho, nobody home)
Yet shall we be merry
Hey ho, nobody home
Hey ho, nobody home