Thanksgiving

Song Book

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Did You Ever See a Turkey? (Tune: "Did You Ever See
A Lassie?")
Did you ever see a turkey, a turkey, a turkey,
Did you ever see a turkey run this way and that?
He runs, and he runs, and he runs, and he runs!
To keep from being dinner on Thanksgiving Day!
The Turkey
The turkey is a funny bird. (Hook thumbs together and
spread fingers to create turkey tail)
Its head goes wobble, wobble (Wobble head back and forth)
And all it knows is just one word: (Hold up one finger)
"Gobble, gobble, gobble." (Make mouth shape with hand,
opening and closing it while sounding like a turkey)
I'm a Turkey (Tune: "Yankee Doodle")
I'm a turkey, big and fat. (Spread arms out)
I spread my tail. I walk like that.
(Fan fingers like a turkey's tail; Waddle)
Each day's corn I will not miss, (Rub stomach)
And when I talk, I sound like this:
(Point to lips; Cup hand next to ear)
GOBBLE! GOBBLE! GOBBLE! (Shout)
10 Little Turkeys
10 little turkeys sat in their pen, "Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red
hen. One little turkey flew far away
But the other ...(9) decided to stay!
9 little turkeys sat in their pen, "Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red
hen. One little turkey flew out of the gate, and when he was gone, there
were...(8).
8 little turkeys sat in their pen, "Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red
hen. One little turkey flew far away but the other ...(7) decided to stay.
7 little turkeys sat in their pen,"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red
hen. One little turkey hid with the chicks, and when she was gone, there
were...(6).
6 little turkeys sat in their pen,"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red
hen. One little turkey flew far away but the other ...(5) decided to stay.
5 little turkeys sat in their pen,"Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red
hen. One little turkey hopped out the door, and when he was gone,
there were (4).
4 little turkeys sat in their pen, "Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red
hen. One little turkey flew far away but the other ...(3) decided to stay.
3 little turkeys sat in their pen, "Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red
hen. One little turkey flapped her wings and flew and when she was
gone, there were ...(2).
2 little turkeys sat in their pen, "Hide, turkeys, hide!" said the little red
hen. One little turkey flew far away but the last ...(1) decided to stay.
1 little turkey sat in his pen, "Hide, turkey, hide!" said the little red hen.
The last little turkey flew off toward the sun and when he was gone,
there were ...(none).
God's Blessings (Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star") Who Am I? (Tune: "Mary Had a Little Lamb")

We are thankful for the ways that God's blessed us all See my feathers colored bright,
today. Thanks for moms and dads so dear. Thanks for food
and clothes we wear. We are thankful for the ways that Colored bright, colored bright.
God's blessed us all today. Father, We Thank Thee.
See my feathers colored bright
Father, we thank Thee for the night, and for the pleasant
morning light, for rest and food and loving care, and all that What a pretty sight.
makes the world so fair. Help us to do the things we
should, to be to others kind and good, In all we do, in all we See my tummy big and fat,
say, to grow more loving every day.
Big and fat, Big and fat,

Albuquerque is a Turkey (Tune: "Clementine") See my tummy big and fat

Albuquerque is a turkey, and he's feathered and he's fine. What do you think of that?
And he wobbles and he gobbles, and he's absolutely
mine. He's the best pet that you can get, better than a dog
See my head look all around,
or cat. He’s my Albuquerque turkey, and I'm very proud of
that. He once told me, very frankly, he preferred to be my
pet-- Not the main course at my dinner, and I told him not Look all around, all around,
to fret. Now my Albuquerque turkey is so happy in his bed,
cause for our Thanksgiving dinner, we had egg foo yong See my head look all around,
instead!
For corn up on the ground.

Hello Mr. Turkey See me as I strut and sway,

(Tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It" )
Strut and sway, strut and sway
Hello, Mr. Turkey how are you?
Hello, Mr. Turkey, how are you? See me as I strut and sway
With a gobble, gobble, gobble,
And a wobble, wobble, wobble. This is what I say: Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!
 If You're Thankful and You Know It (Tune: "If You're
Little Turkeys (Tune: "This old Man")
Little turkeys walking by,
They can move from side to side
With a wobble here and a wobble there.
They can wobble everywhere.
Little turkeys making sounds.
They can talk as they move around
With a gobble here and a gobble there,
They can gobble everywhere!
Hello Mr. Turkey
(Tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It")
Hello, Mr. Turkey how are you?
Hello, Mr. Turkey, how are you?
His feet go wobble, wobble
And his head goes Gobble, Gobble.
Hello, Mr. Turkey, how are you?
Happy and You Know It")
If you're thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you're thankful and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you're thankful and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you're thankful and you know it, shout, "I am!"
If you're thankful and you know it, shout, "I am!"
If you're thankful and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it, shout, "I am!"
If you're thankful and you know it, do all three.
If you're thankful and you know it, do all three.
If you're thankful and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you're thankful and you know it, do all three.
Let's be Thankful for this Day (Tune: "Twinkle,
Twinkle Little Star")
Let's be thankful for this day,
For our friends and our play.
Let's be thankful; let's be glad,
For our food and the things we have.
Let's give thanks for you and me,
And our home and family.
 The Turkey Song (Tune: "I'm a Little Teapot")

I'm a little turkey short and fat Five Little Turkeys

Thanksgiving Day is coming
Now what do you think of that? Five little turkeys by the barn door,
I had better run as fast as I can
Or your mommy will roast me in a pan! One waddled off, then there were four.

Four little turkeys out under the tree,

We Eat Turkey (Tune: "Where Is Thumbkin")
One waddled off, then there were three.
We eat turkey. We eat turkey.
Yum, yum, yum! Yum, yum, yum! Three little turkeys with nothing to do.
Always on Thanksgiving. Always on Thanksgiving.
Yum, yum, yum! Yum, yum, yum!
One waddled off, then there were two.
(Add other foods we eat at Thanksgiving)
Two little turkeys in the noonday sun,

One Little, Two Little
(Tune: "One little, two little, three little Indians")
One little, two little, three little turkeys,
Gobbly, wobbly, bobbly turkeys,
Hurry, scurry, worry turkey,
It’s Thanksgiving Day!
Thanksgiving song
(Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle little star" )
Thank you, thank you, very much
For everything that I can touch.
Thanks a lot for nature’s food.
And for when I’m feeling good.
Thank you, thank you very much.
For moms and dads and friends and such.
One waddled off, then there was one.
One little turkey - better run away!
Soon will come Thanksgiving Day.
Five Fat Turkeys
Five fat turkeys sitting on a fence
The first one said," Oh, my am I immense!"
The second one said, "I can gobble at you"
The third one said, " I can gobble too"
The fourth one said, ""I can spread my tail"
The fifth one said, "Don't catch it on a nail"
The farmer came by and had to say,
"Turkeys look best on Thanksgiving Day!"
 Five Little Turkeys
Thanksgiving Dinner (Tune: "Frere Jacques")

We eat tur-key, we eat tur-key. Five little turkeys flew up in a tree

Oh, so good, Oh so good.
Al-ways on Thanks-giv-ing, (Hold up five fingers)
Al-ways on Thanks-giv-ing
Yum - yum - yum! Yum - yum - yum! The first one said, "There's a man I see"

Second Verse: Mashed po-ta-toes (Point to thumb)

Third Verse: Pie and Ice-cream
Fourth Verse: Home-made bis-cuits
The second one said, "He's coming this way"
Fifth Verse: Tur-key dress-ing
(Point to index finger)

If You're Thankful The third one said, "It's Thanksgiving Day"

(Tune: "If You're Happy & You Know It" )
(Point to middle finger)
If you're thankful and you know it clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it clap your hands. The fourth one said, " What's he going to do?"
If you're thankful and you know it
Then your face will surely show it (Point to ring finger)
If you're thankful and you know it clap your hands!
The fifth one said, "He's coming after you"

(Point to little finger)

Turkey Talk (Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Chop went the ax before the turkey flew away
Gobble, gobble turkey talk,
Turkeys all around, (Clap hands on chop)
Standing up and sitting down,
Turkeys on the ground.
They all were on the table that Thanksgiving Day!
 Turkey Trot (Tune: “The Farmer In The Dell”)
Do the turkey hop, do the turkey run
Do the turkey gobble
Oh its alot of fun!
Now flap your wings, like the turkeys do
Run from the farmer before she catches you.
Gobble, Gobble, Giggle
I'm a little turkey here to say.
Try some beef on Thanksgiving Day.
Turkey is tough, and turkey is dry.
You really should give chicken a try!
Or how 'bout a plate of veggie delight
For a Thanksgiving dinner that tastes just right?
Five Pilgrims, Five Indians
Five Pilgrims fish in the morn. (Pretend to fish)
Five Indians help them plant corn. (Pretend to plant)
The Indians bring the corn (Hold up right hand)
The Pilgrims bring the meat. (Hold up left hand)
Ten new friends sit down to eat. (Fold hands together)
WALK LIKE A TURKEY
(A movement rhyme)
Walk like a turkey,
Woddle, woddle, woddle.
Talk like a turkey,
Gobble, gobble, gobble.
Run like a turkey
‘Round and ‘round.
But when it’s Thanksgiving
Don’t make a sound!
I’M A GREAT BIG TURKEY (Tune: “I’m A Little
Teapot”)
I’m a great big turkey ‘cause I’m well fed.
Watch me spread my feathers. watch me bob my head.
When I strut around I waddle, waddle, waddle.
And when I talk I “gobble, gobble, gobble”.
I’m a great big turkey and I’d love to stay.
But Thanksgiving’s coming. so it’s time to run away!
Thank you, Thank you; This We Say (Tune: "Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star")
Thank you for the earth and sky.
(Form circle with fingertips; then point to sky)
Thank you for the bids that fly.
(Flap arms)
Thank you for the food we grow.
(Cup hands together; then slide one arm upward as if to
grow)
Thank you for the streams that flow
(Flutter fingers as hands move to side)
Thanks you, thank you; this we say:
(Point to lips)
Thanks for all we have today!
(Spread arms out wide)
 THE TURKEY PARADE Turkey on the Loose
(Tune: “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again”)
Gobble, gobble, gobble!
The turkeys are marching into town, hooray, hooray!
They are marching in a Thanksgiving, Day, parade. (Flap elbows up and down like wings)
Some are short, some are tall.
Some are big, some are small. What's all the fuss?
Oh, we’re oh so glad, that they could come today.
The turkeys are marching into town, hooray, hooray! (Hand up, questioning)
Watch them waddle, as they march, along, our way.
They spread their feather way out, so.
Clever Mr. Turkey is hiding from us!
And they gobble, gobble, as they go.
Oh, we’re all so glad, that dinner has come today!
(Hands cover eyes)

Let's look all around.

Little Pilgrim
(The children hold up one finger for each added pilgrim, (Hand to brow, look around)
beginning with a closed fist.)
Don't let him get away!
Pilgrim, pilgrim, run and play,
Where do you want to play today? (Shake index finger)
The first little pilgrim slides down the slide,
He just wants to play outside. We need that turkey on Thanksgiving Day!
The second little pilgrim reads books all day,
she finds a quiet place to stay. (Pat stomach).
The third little pilgrim climbs in a tree,
she thinks it's a neat place to be.
The fourth little pilgrim plays hide and seek,
and he soon learns that he mustn't peek.
The fifth little pilgrim just plays with his friends,
they laugh and play until the day ends.
 Five Little Turkeys

Five little turkeys went outside to play.

Mother said, "Be careful! It's Thanksgiving Day!"

The first little turkey didn't even see

The Indian who was hiding behind the maple tree. Ha, Ha, Turkey in the Straw (Tune: "Skip to My Lou")

The second little turkey decided she'd better scoot Turkey in the brown straw, ha, ha, ha, Turkey in the
brown straw, ha, ha, ha, Turkey in the brown straw, ha, ha,
When she heard the sound of the little pilgrim's boots. ha. Turkey in the straw, my darling.

The third little turkey went to climb a tree. Turkey in the white snow, ho, ho, ho, Turkey in the white
snow, ho, ho, ho, Turkey in the white snow, ho, ho,
He climbed too high and fell and skinned his knee. ho. Turkey in the snow, my darling.

The fourth little turkey didn't have a care. Turkey in the blue sky, hi, hi, hi, Turkey in the blue sky, hi,
hi, hi, Turkey in the blue sky, hi, hi, hi. Turkey in the sky,
She went running in the woods and saw a pilgrim there. my darling.

The fifth little turkey was left all alone. Turkey in the red barn, harn, harn, harn, Turkey in the red
barn, harn, harn, harn, Turkey in the red barn, harn, harn,
He started to cry and ran all the way home. harn. Turkey in the barn, my darling.

Turkey in the yellow corn, horn, horn, horn, Turkey in the

yellow corn, horn, horn, horn, Turkey in the yellow corn,
horn, horn, horn. Turkey in the corn, my darling.

Turkey in the green tree, hee, hee, hee, Turkey in the green
tree, hee, hee, hee, Turkey in the green tree, hee, hee,
hee. Turkey in the tree, my darling.
Turkey on the Farm (Tune: "The Wheels on the Bus")

The turkey on the farm says, "Gobble, gobble, gobble.

Gobble, gobble, gobble. Gobble, gobble, gobble." The wife on the farm looks all around. Looks all around.

The turkey on the farm says, "Gobble, gobble, gobble." Looks all around. The wife on the farm looks all around.

Thanksgiving Day is near. Thanksgiving Day is here.

The farmer on the farm goes chop, chop, chop. The people on the farm eat Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Chop, chop, chop. Chop, chop, chop. Kentucky Fried Chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken.

The farmer on the farm goes chop, chop, chop. The people on the farm eat Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Thanksgiving Day is here. Thanksgiving Day is here.

The turkey on the farm says, The turkey on the farm says, "Gobble, gobble, gobble.

"Please help me! Please help me! Please help me!" Gobble, gobble, gobble. Gobble, gobble, gobble."

The turkey on the farm says, "Please help me!" The turkey on the farm says, "Gobble, gobble, gobble."

Thanksgiving Day is here. Thanksgiving Day has passed.

The children on the farm say, "Come and hide.

Come and hide. Come and hide."

The children on the farm say, "Come and hide."

Thanksgiving Day is here.

 Good Morning Mr. Turkey
Good Morning Mr. Turkey, Thanksgiving's almost here
(Wave)
And I've come to tell you, you'd better disappear.
("Shoo away" turkey)
Mother doesn't know it, nor does Farmer Gray
(Put finger to lips)
Shhhh I've opened up the gate so you can run away
(Pretend to open gate)
Run away, run away, run away. (Shoo away turkey again)
Six Little Turkeys (Tune: "Six Lttle Ducks")
Six little turkeys that I once knew
Fat ones, skinny ones
There were two.
But the one little turkey
With the funny red wattle.
He led the others with his gobble, gobble, gobble.
He led the other with his gobble, gobble, gobble.
Over the rocks and through the tress,
Turkeys wobbling in the breeze,
But the one little turkey with the funny red wattle,
He led the others with his gobble, gobble, gobble.
Turkey Pokey (Tune: “Hokey Pokey”)
(Give the children a feather for each had, stand in a circle,
and sing)
You put your right wing in. You put your right wing out.
You put your right in and you shake it all about.
You do the Turkey Pokey and you turn yourself around.
That's what its all about! Gobble! Gobble!
2. Your left wing
3. Your tail feathers
4. Your left foot
5. Your right foot
6. Your beak
7. Your whole turkey self etc.
HELPING AT THANKSGIVING
Who will sweep the floor? That's something I know.
(Child makes sweeping motions)
Who will help bake pies? I'm great at kneading dough.
(Child makes kneading motions)
Who will pick the flowers? I hope my mom picks me.
(Child makes picking motions)
Who will fold the napkins? I'm very good you see.
(Child makes folding motions)
Who will mash potatoes? I think that I'm the one.
(Child makes mashing motions)
Who will taste the turkey? Thanksgiving's so much fun?
(Child pretends to eat turkey leg)
Who will greet the guests? I know it will be me.
(Child makes hand shaking motions)
Because I love to greet my whole big family!
(Child hugs self)

On the first day of Thanksgiving the Natives gave to me... a
FOR THANKSGIVING DAY (Tune: “Mulberry Bush”)
This is the way we grind our corn, grind our corn, grind our
corn. This is the way we grind our corn, for Thanksgiving
Day.
(Children sit and pretend to grind corn)
cornucopias, three Native headdresses, two turkey gobblers,
This is the way we hunt for food, hunt for food, hunt for
food. This is the way we hunt for food, for Thanksgiving
Day.
(Children walk around looking for berries or hunting for
deer)
This is the way we catch some fish, catch some fish, catch
some fish. This is the way we catch some fish, for
Thanksgiving Day.
(Children show how they like to fish)
cornucopias, three Native headdresses, two turkey gobblers,
This is the way we kneed our bread, kneed our bread, kneed
our bread. This is the way we kneed our bread, for
Thanksgiving Day.
(Children pretend to kneed bread)
of moccasins, five bows and arrows, four cornucopias, three
"10 Days of Thanksgiving"
pumpkin in a pumpkin patch. On the second day of
Thanksgiving the Natives gave to me... Two turkey
gobblers, and a pumpkin in a pumpkin patch. On the third
day of Thanksgiving the Natives gave to me... three Native
headdresses, two turkey gobblers, and a pumpkin in a
pumpkin patch. On the fourth day of Thanksgiving, the
Natives gave to me... four cornucopias, three Native
headdresses, two turkey gobblers, and a pumpkin in a
pumpkin patch. On the fifth day of Thanksgiving, the
Natives gave to me... five bows and arrows, four
and a pumpkin in a pumpkin patch. On the sixth day of
Thanksgiving, the Natives gave to me... six pairs of
moccasins, five bows and arrows, four cornucopias, three
Native headdresses, two turkey gobblers, and a pumpkin in
a pumpkin patch. On the seventh day of Thanksgiving, the
Natives gave to me... seven Native teepees, six pairs of
moccasins, five bows and arrows, four cornucopias, three
Native headdresses, two turkey gobblers, and a pumpkin in
a pumpkin patch. On the eighth day of Thanksgiving, the
Natives gave to me... eight woven blankets, seven Native
teepees, six pairs of moccasins, five bows and arrows, four
and a pumpkin in a pumpkin patch. On the ninth day of
Thanksgiving, the Natives gave to me... Nine ears of corn,
eight woven blankets, seven Native teepees, six pairs of
moccasins, five bows and arrows, four cornucopias, three
Native headdresses, two turkey gobblers, and a pumpkin in
a pumpkin patch. On the tenth day of Thanksgiving, the
Natives gave to me... ten native tom-toms, nine ears of
corn, eight woven blankets, seven Native teepees, six pairs
Native headdresses, two turkey gobblers, and a pumpkin in
a pumpkin patch!