Thanksgiving Songs and Finger Plays This old road is hard and bumpy, Our new turkey's wild and jumpy, Driver Drive not so jerky, Or you'll make us lose our turkey. Five little Indians in a teepee, sleeping quietly as can be. Along came the chief and what do you think? Up jumped the Indians quick as a wink. Title: Five Fat Turkeys Five fat turkeys were sitting on a fence. (One hand up) The first one said, 'I'm so immense.' (Point to thumb) The second one said, 'I can gobble at you.' (Pointer finger) The third one said, 'I can gobble, too.' (Middle finger) The fourth one said, 'I can spread my tail.' (Ring finger) The fifth one said, 'Don't catch it on a nail.' (Little finger) A farmer came along and stopped to say (Pointer finger of other hand.) 'Turkeys look best on Thanksgiving Day.' A turkey is a silly bird his head goes wobble wobble this turkey knows only one word Gobble Gobble Gobble 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! Ten Little Indians One little, Two little, Three Little Indians, Four little, Five little, Six little Indians, Seven little, Eight little, Nine little Indians Ten little Indians Boys/Girls. Title: My Turkey I have a turkey, big and fat He spreads his wings, (Fan hands at hips) And walks like that (Strut) His daily corn he would not miss (Pretend to eat corn) And when he walks, he sounds like this, ('Gobble, Gobble, Gobble') 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). Title: My Turkey I have a turkey, big and fat He spreads his wings, (Fan hands at hips) And walks like that (Strut) His daily corn he would not miss (Pretend to eat corn) And when he walks, he sounds like this, ('Gobble, Gobble, Gobble') Title: Gobble, Gobble A turkey is a funny bird, His head goes wobble, wobble. And he knows just one word, Gobble, gobble, gobble. From Download Thank 10 * ALBUQUERQUE THE TURKEY Sing to tune of "O' My Darlin' Clementine" Albuquerque, he's my turkey, And he's feathered and he's fine And he wobbles and he gobbles And I'm awfully glad he's mine. He's the best pet you could ever get Better than a dog or cat Albuquerque, he's my turkey And I'm awfully glad of that. Albuquerque, he's my turkey He's so cozy in his bed Because for our Thanksgiving dinner We had scrambled eggs instead. TURKEY DINNER (song: Brother John) Turkey Dinner, Turkey Dinner Gather round, gather round Who will eat the drumstick Yummmy, yummy drumstick All sit down, all sit down Cornbread muffins, Chestnut stuffing Punkin' pie, one foot high All of us were thinner Until we came to dinner Me-o-my, me-o-my THERE'S A BIG FAT TURKEY (tune: Little White Duck) There's a big, fat turkey Down on the farm. A big, fat turkey Who stays away from harm. He's always gone on Thanksgiving Day For some odd reason he just runs away There's a big, fat turkey Down on the farm Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! Gobble, Gobble (Song: Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It) Mr. Turkey struts around, struts around Mr. Turkey struts around, struts around Mr. Turkey struts around Eating grain off the ground Mr. Turkey struts around, struts around! Mr. Turkey's big and round, big and round Mr. Turkey's big and round, big and round Mr. Turkey's big and round He's the biggest that we've found Mr. Turkey's big and round, big and round! "Gobble, gobble" says the turkey, that's his sound "Gobble, gobble" says the turkey, that's his sound Title: Song for Thanksgiving 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. I'm a little Indian Boy (sung to I'm a little tea pot") I'm a little Indian on the go. Here is my Arrow, here is my bow. When I go a hunting, hear me shout Bears and Buffalo better watch out! Scarecrow Song - sung to the tune of the "itsy bitsy spider" Ask the kids to name a different body part to wiggle each time you recite the song: The silly silly scarecrow Guards the fields all day. He waves his silly [arms] To scare the crows away! * Ha, Ha, Turkey in the Straw (sung to "Skip to My Lou") Turkey in the brown straw, ha, ha, ha, Turkey in the brown straw, ha, ha, ha, Turkey in the brown straw, ha, ha, ha. Turkey in the straw, my darling. Turkey in the white snow, ho, ho, ho, Turkey in the white snow, ho, ho, ho, Turkey in the white snow, ho, ho, ho. Turkey in the snow, my darling. 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, my darling. Turkey in the red barn, harn, harn, harn, Turkey in the red barn, harn, harn, harn, Turkey in the red barn, harn, harn, 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 (Sung to: The Wheels on the Bus) The turkey on the farm says, "Gobble, gobble, gobble. Gobble, gobble, gobble. Gobble, gobble, gobble." The turkey on the farm says, "Gobble, gobble, gobble." Thanksgiving Day is near. The farmer on the farm goes chop, chop, chop. Chop, chop, chop. Chop, chop, chop. The farmer on the farm goes chop, chop, chop. Thanksgiving Day is here. The turkey on the farm says, "Please help me! Please help me! Please help me!" The turkey on the farm says, "Please help me!" Thanksgiving Day is here. 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. The wife on the farm looks all around. Looks all around. Looks all around. The wife on the farm looks all around. Thanksgiving Day is here. The people on the farm eat Kentucky Fried Chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken. The people on the farm eat Kentucky Fried Chicken. Thanksgiving Day is here. The turkey on the farm says, "Gobble, gobble, gobble. Gobble, gobble, gobble. Gobble, gobble, gobble." MR. TURKEY, BETTER WATCH OUT! Tune: "Yankee Doodle" Mr. Turkey, better watch out, Thanksgiving Day is coming. If you're not careful you'll end up In someone's hungry tummy! Mr. Turkey, run, run, run, Please run away and hide. Mr. Turkey, run, run, run, run, don't wait around outside! MR. TURKEY Tune: "Oh, My Darling Clementine" Michelle jpweatherford@hotmail.com Mr. Turkey, Mr. Turkey, Are you getting nice and fat? We are waiting for Thanksgiving, Now what do you think of that? Mr. Turkey, Mr. Turkey, Do you ever wonder why, People eat you at Thanksgiving, And not chicken pot pie. *Thanksgiving Dinner (tune: Frere Jacques) We eat tur-key, we eat tur-key. Oh, so good. Oh, so good. Al-ways on Thanks-giv-ing, al-ways on Thanks-giv-ing Yum-yum-yum! Yum-yum-yum! Verse 2: Mashed po-ta-toes. Mashed po-ta-toes. (Repeat as in verse 1) Verse 3: Pie and ice-cream. Verse 4: Home-made bis-cuits Verse 5: Tur-key dress-ing Here are some of our favorite Thanksgiving fingerplays: A brave little indian (Make indian feathers with fingers) Went looking for a bear (Put hands above eyes as if searching) He looked in the woods -- He looked EVERYWHERE!!! (continue looking) That brave little indian (Make feathers again) Found A GREAT BIG BEAR!!!! (Show huge with arms) He ran like a rabbit, phew! what a scare!!!! Turkey dinner, turkey dinner (frere jaques) Gather round, gather round Who will get the drumstick? Yummy yummy drumstick. All sit down, all sit down. Cornbread muffins, chestnut stuffing Pumpkin pie - all stacked high All of us were thinner Until we came to dinner Me oh my! Me oh my! * 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). Thank you, Thank you; This We Say (Song)(sung to the tune of 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.) This is the Way on Thanksgiving Day (Song: Tune: Mulberry Bush) This is the way to Grandma's house, Grandma's house, Grandma's house This is the way to Grandma's house, on Thanksgiving Day! This is the way we drive the car, drive the car, drive the car This is the way we drive the car, on Thanksgiving Day. This is the way to carve the turkey.... This is the way to say a blessing... This is the way to eat our pie... This is the way to clear the table.... This is the way we say good-bye... This is the way we drive back home..... We like to do hand motions with this one! Thanksgiving Song Tune to: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Turkey, turkey where are you? I'm a pilgrim looking for you. Thanksgiving Day is coming soon A Thanksgiving feast we'll have at noon. Turkey, turkey where are you? I'm a pilgrim looking for you. tune: If you're happy and you know it) Hello, Mr. Turkey how are you? Hello, Mr. Turkey how are you? With a gobble, gobble, gobble and a wobble, wobble, wobble, Hello, Mr. Turkey how are you? Hello Mr. Turkey Wobble, Wobble Wobble With a wobble, wobble, wobble And a gobble, gobble, gobble All the turkeys spread their feathers on Thanksgiving Day. When they see the farmer coming All the turkeys start a'running And they say, "You cannot catch me on Thanksgiving Day." A turkey sat on a 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, gobble, How I'd like to run away. Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble gobble, Oh, I don't like Thanksgiving Day!" I met a turkey gobbler, when I went out to play, Oh, Mr. Turkey gobbler, How are you today? Gobble, Bobble, Gobble, That I can not say, Don't ask me such a question, On Thanksgiving Day. Gobble, gobble, says the turkey, soon will be Thanksgiving Day. Would you eat me? How You treat me! I will run away. The night befor Thanksgiving, when I had gone to bed, I heard three turkey gobblers, and this is what they said. The first turkey said, I think that I will go, and hide behind the haystack, where no one will know. The second turkey said, I think I'll find a tree and hide up in the branches where no one will see. The third turkey said, I think it would be fun to hide the farmer's hatchet, and run, run, run Then on Thanksgiving morning, when the farmer came around, Those three turkey gobblers could not be found. Five fat turkeys were sitting on a fence. The first one said, "My am I immense." The second one said, "I can spread my tail." The third one said, "Don't catch it on a nail." The fourth one said, "I can gobble at you." The fifth one said, "Well, I can gooble too." The farmer came by and stopped to say, "Turkeys looks best on Thanksgiving Day. Mr. Turkey, Mr. Turkey (sung to Frere Jacque) Mr. Turkey, Mr. Turkey Run away, run away, If you are not careful You will be a mouthful Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day. Five Fat Turkeys are We (Tune: If you are happy and you know it) We slept all night in a tree When the cook came around, We couldn't be found That's why we're here, you see! Five fat turkeys are we We slept all night in a tree When the cook came around, We couldn't be found That's why we're here, you see! Give Thanks tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home When the table's set with food to eat give thanks. Give thanks. When nighttime comes and we are safe give thanks. Give thanks. We bow our heads and fold our hands and pray for peace throughout the land for we all want peace. For this we give thanks. I'm a Little Turkey tune: I'm a Little Teapot I'm a little turkey Look at me (point to self) As fat and plump as I can be (make circle with arms in front of belly) Don't you try to catch me (shake head and wave pointer finger back & forth) "Cause you see I'll hide behind the old oak tree (put arms straight up in front of face) I Am a Turkey I am a turkey (hold up hand with fingers spread like a handprint turkey) I walk sort of jerky (move hand about jerkily) Around the old barnyard I hobble, hobble. These are my feathers (point to fingers) And this is my head (point to thumb) I shake it and say, gobble, gobble (pause) gobble. (waggle thumb) Turkey , turkey in the straw You better run away. Farmer Brown will look for you Come Thanksgiving Day. Do not gobble up your food. Don't go near your pen. Hide your head beneath your wing He'll never find you then. One Fat Turkey One fat turkey went strutting by, He shook his feathers and winked his eye. He flapped his wings and his head gave a wobble, As he looked at me and said, " Gobble, gobble, gobble!" Turkeys On Parade Here comes the brown turkey, ruffle, ruffle, ruffle. Here comes the red turkey Fluff, fluff, fluff. Here comes the orange turkey Gobble, gobble, gobble. Here come all the turkeys Strut, strut, wobble. ( make colored feathers for the children to carry in as each color is read ) Three Fat Turkeys ( action poem ) ( you need 5 children , 3 to be turkeys, 1 for the child, and 1 for the tree) Three fat turkeys perched in a tree, One flew down to sit beside me. Two fat turkeys perched in a tree One flew down to sit beside me. One fat turkey perched in a tree He flew down to sit beside me. No fat turkeys perched in a tree They are all strutting home In a line behind me! ( child and the turkeys strut away in a line around the room Good Morning Mr Turkey Good Morning Mr Turkey thanksgivings almost here and I've come to tell you you'd better disappear! Mother doesnt know it or nor does farmer Gray I've opened up the gate so you can run away Run away Run away Run away