Thanksgiving Songs From Susan

THANKSGIVING SONGS

Turkey Dinner (sung to “Are You Sleeping”)

Turkey dinner, turkey dinner,

Gather ‘round, gather round,

Cornbread muffin, chestnut stuffing,

Pudding pie, one-foot high.

Turkey dinner, turkey dinner

Gather ‘round, gather ‘round,

All of us were thinner,

‘Til we came to dinner,

Me oh my, me oh my!

Hang Down Your Head, Tom Turkey

(sung to “Hang Down Your Head, Tom Dooley”)

Chorus

Hang down your head, Tom (clap) Turkey,

Hang down your head and cry,

Hang down your head, Tom Turkey,

Poor bird you’re gonna die.

Fatter on the mountain, fatter on the hill,

Fatter in the valley,

Now you’re gonna be killed.

Chorus

‘About this time tomorrow,

I reckon where I’ll be,

Out on the kitchen table,

Everybody eatin’ me!

Chorus

ALBUQUERQUE TURKEY

(SUNG TO “Clementine”)

Albuquerque has a turkey, and he’s feathered and he’s fine,

And he wobbles and he gobbles

And he’s ab-so-lute-ly mine.

He’s the best pet you could get yet,

Better than a dog or cat,

He’s my Albuquerque turkey

And I’m very proud of that

And my Albuquerque turkey

Is so comfy in his bed,

“Cause for our Thanksgiving Dinner,

We have egg foo yong instead!

SILLY TURKEY

(sung to “Turkey In The Straw”)

Oh, I had a silly turkey, and she wouldn’t lay an egg,

So I poured hot water up and down her leg

And she giggled and she giggled and she giggled all the day,

And the next day my turkey laid

A hard boiled egg

Na-na-na-na-na, pass the salt!