Which of these songs did you sing for Thanksgiving when you were kids?
Posted by justinwarner1986 on November 26, 2009
I don’t know the exact title for this one:
There’s a great big turkey on Grandpa’s farm
who thinks he’s very gay
He spreads his tail into a great big fan
and he struts around all day
You should hear him gobble at the girls and boys,
he thinks he is singing when he makes that noise.
He’ll sing his song a different way
upon Thanksgiving Day.
"Over the River and Through the Woods"
Over the river and through the wood
To Grandfather’s house we go.
The horse knows the way
To carry the sleigh
Through white and drifted snow.
Over the river and through the wood –
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes
And bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.
Over the river and through the wood
To have a first-rate play.
Hear the bells ring,
Ting-a-ling-ling!
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!
Over the river and through the wood,
Trot fast, my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground
Like a hunting hound,
For this is Thanksgiving Day.
Over the river and through the wood,
And straight through the barnyard gate.
We seem to go
Extremely slow –
It is so hard to wait!
Over the river and through the wood –
Now Grandmother’s cap I spy!
Hurrah for fun!
Is the pudding done?
Hurray for the pumpkin pie!
"A Turkey Sat on the Backyard Fence"
A Turkey sat on the backyard fence
and he sang this sad sad tune.
Thanksgiving Day is coming
Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble
and I know I’ll be eaten soon,
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble
I think I’ll run away.
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble
I don’t like Thanksgiving Day.
I only remember singing these three. What others did you sing?
Beside the ones listed we also sung turkey in the straw
As I was a-goin’
On down the road
With a tired team
And a heavy load
I cracked my whip
And the leader sprung
I says day-day
To the wagon tongue
Turkey in the straw
Turkey in the straw
Roll ‘em up and twist ‘em up
A high tuck a-haw
And hit ‘em up a tune called
Turkey in the Straw
Went out to milk
And I didn’t know how
I milked the goat
Instead of the cow
A monkey sittin’
On a pile of straw
A winkin’ at
His mother-in-law
Turkey in the straw
Turkey in the straw
Roll ‘em up and twist ‘em up
A high tuck a-haw
And hit ‘em up a tune called
Turkey in the Straw
I came to the river
And I couldn’t get across
So I paid five dollars
For a big bay hoss
Well, he wouldn’t go ahead
And he wouldn’t stand still
So he went up and down
Like an old saw mill
Turkey in the straw
Turkey in the straw
Roll ‘em up and twist ‘em up
A high tuck a-haw
And hit ‘em up a tune called
Turkey in the Straw
Did you ever go fishin’
On a warm summer day
When all the fish
Were swimmin’ in the bay
With their hands in their pockets
And their pockets in their pants
Did you ever see a fishie
Do the Hootchy-Kootchy Dance?
Turkey in the straw
Turkey in the straw
Roll ‘em up and twist ‘em up
A high tuck a-haw
And hit ‘em up a tune called
Turkey in the Straw
Fort Sill Army Wife | Nov 06, 2009
I never had a song for Thanksgiving as a child (although I plan to steal that ‘over the river’ one, my family only sings the first two verses). My current favorite, however, is "I <3 Thanksgiving" and can be heard here:
http://thefump.com/fump.php?id=141
Jessica S | Nov 06, 2009
Happy thanksgiving http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmykFRHFU XU
The Wild Man | Nov 06, 2009