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Words by Lydia Maria Child. The tune is traditional.

A very happy boy and pumpkin pie! Over the River
(Thanksgiving Day)
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 forThanksgiving 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?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!


And don't miss Grandpa Tucker's poem
Pum-Pum Pum-Pum Pumpkin Pie.


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