A Thanksgiving Dinner

Take a turkey, stuff it fat,
Some of this and some of that.
Get some turnips, peel them well.
Cook a big squash in its shell.

Now potatoes, big and white,
Mash till they are soft and light.
Cranberries, so tart and sweet,
With the turkey we must eat.

Pickles-yes-and then, oh my!
For a dessert a pumpkin pie,
Golden brown and spicy sweet.
What a fine Thanksgiving treat!

Maude M. Grant

Fat Turkey's Song

(to the tune of "Did You Ever See a Lassie?")

Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble,
Fat turkeys, fat turkeys.
Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble,
Fat turkeys are we.
We walk very proudly and gobble so loudly,
Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble.
Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble.
Fat turkeys are we.

Five Fat Turkeys

Five fat turkeys are we

We slept all night in a tree

When the cook came around

We couldn’t be found

So that’s why we’re here you see!

Five Little Turkeys

5 little turkeys standing by door,
One waddled off, and then there were 4.
4 little turkeys under a tree,
One waddled off, and then there were 3.
3 little turkeys with nothing to do,
One waddled off, and then there were 2.
2 little turkeys in the noon day sun,
One waddled off, and then there was 1.
One little turkey better run away,
For soon will come Thanksgiving day.

Giving Thanks
(Author Unknown)

For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped,
For the labor well done, and the barns that are heaped,
For the sun and the dew and the sweet honeycomb,
For the rose and the song and the harvest brought home --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

For the trade and the skill and the wealth in our land,
For the cunning and strength of the workingman's hand,
For the good that our artists and poets have taught,
For the friendship that hope and affection have brought --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

For the homes that with purest affection are blest,
For the season of plenty and well-deserved rest,
For our country extending from sea unto sea;
The land that is known as the "Land of the Free" --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

Hello, Mr. Turkey

(tune-If You’re Happy And You Know It...)

Hello, Mr. Turkey

How are you? (clap, clap)

Hello, Mr. Turkey

How are you? (clap, clap)

With a wobble, wobble, wobble

and a gobble, gobble, gobble

Hello, Mr. Turkey

How are you? (clap, clap)

If Turkeys Thought

If turkeys thought, they'd run away,
A week before Thanksgiving Day.
But turkeys can't anticipate,
And so there's turkey on my plate!

Indian Boy

I am a little Indian boy

I hunt with arrow and bow

If I see a turkey in the woods

Swoosh my arrow will go.

Mr. Turkey

(tune- Frere Jacque’)

Mr. Turkey, Mr. Turkey

Run away, run away

If you are not careful

You will be a mouthful

Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day!

Pilgrim Boy

I am a little Pilgrim boy

I like to grind the corn

I’ll follow the little Indian boy

Early Thanksgiving Morn.

Pilgrim Girl

I am a little pilgrim girl

I like to fish and play

I’ll follow the little Indian boy

On his turkey hunt today.

Thanksgiving

The year has turned its circle,
The seasons come and go.
The harvest is all gathered in
And chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
The fields, their yellow grain.
So open wide the doorway-
Thanksgiving comes again!

Turkey

I am a big, fat turkey

You can’t have my head.

I’ll sit with you for dinner

We’ll eat a duck instead!

Turkey (Poem #2)

Let's talk turkey!
What a walk it's got!
Strut about, strut about,
Do the turkey trot!

Let's talk turkey,
What a shaky wobble!
Strut about, strut about,
Gobble, gobble, gobble!

Meish Goldish

The Turkeys a Funny Bird

The turkey is a funny bird
Its head goes bobble-bobble;
And all he knows is just one word...
And that is
GOBBLE-GOBBLE!