Trick or Treat

One of the most traditional and popular activities in the U.S. on Halloween (October 31) is trick or treat. Children go from house to house wearing costumes; dressed as monsters, devils or ghosts, among other things, and they ask for candy, as a treat [1]. If they don’t get a treat, then they do a trick [2]. But in reality, this happens very little. Every house is prepared with candy to give to the neighborhood kids when they call at their doors.

Curiously, this tradition has its roots in the Middle Ages in Britain. Poor people went door to door begging for food in exchange for prayers for the dead on All Saints’ Day. However, people were indignant at having to give food to children because they felt pressured. It is likely that the American tradition developed independently, and activity of trick-or-treating didn’t appear in the press until 1934.

Well, I found a groovy [3] song by Otis Redding called Trick or Treat on YouTube! Listen!.

You say you love me, girl
But you, you don't know
When I tell you I want I wanna wanna take you out [4]
And you don't want to go, girl

So if you love me
(Don't say you like me)
And if you like me
(Don't say you love me)
Cos I can't wait till Halloween to to find out [5]
If it's trick or treat

I love you, babe
But you play ............., girl 
But you know, you know, you know
That ain't where it's at, baby

Now if you love me
(Don't say you like me)
And if you like me
(Don't say you love me)
Cause I can't wait till Halloween to find out
If it's trick or treat

You can make life good or make it a drag [6]
With all them good things you got cooking in your bag

I want you to treat me, girl
Cause you got just what it takes, yeah
I've been tricked so many times baby
Of everything I've made, yeah

So if you love me
(Don't say you like me)
And if you like me
(Don't say you love me)
Cos I can't wait till Halloween to find out
If it's trick or treat

Yeah
What is it?
What is it, baby?
Is it trick or what kind of treat have you got 
hanging  [7] baby in your bag?
I, I wanna know what kind of tricks, girl
What kind of tricks, girl
What kind of tricks, baby
Say you love me
What you wanna ...
You say you need me but ....
Girl, you got to show me what 
Uh, show me what I wan
Now you got to tell me, baby
Now tell me what I want
You got tricks baby hanging out your bag
Now you got some tricks hangin out your bag
You got good tricks

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[1] regalo, delicia, [2] broma, [3] genial, [4] salir con, [5] descubrir, [6] lata, [7] colgando