SONGS
The Pilgrims Came
Viking
Council
(Tune: Yankee
Doodle)
The Pilgrims came across the
sea
From England far away;
And now we think of them
When it's Thanksgiving Day.
The Mayflower was their
sailing ship,
Across the waves and foam;
They landed here on Plymouth Rock,
And this was their new home.
The bitter winter was so
hard
That many Pilgrims died;
By spring they had some growing crops,
And Indian friends besides.
When harvest time came they
were glad;
They had learned many things.
The Indians joined them in their feast,
Their first Thanksgiving.
Some folks think that they
were sad,
I think that they were gay.
We thank the Pilgrims every one
For our Thanksgiving Day.
Our Pilgrim Forefathers
Viking
Council
(Tune: "Battle
Hymn of the Republic")
They came as strangers to a
wild land, brave and unafraid,
In spite of many hardships they still bowed their heads and prayed;
"We're thankful for the growing crops, the beauty of our land,
And freedom; to live as we planned."
Chorus:
Our pilgrim fathers make us proud,
They accomplished what they vowed,
We will sing their praises loud,
And freedom marches on.
Squanto was an Indian and he
helped the Pilgrims out.
He taught them how to plant their corn and how to fish for trout.
They hunted in the woods for deer and caught wild turkeys too,
He was their friend so true.
Chorus
Bradford was the Governor,
he was just and fair.
He thought it was important that each man received his share.
He planned the first Thanksgiving holiday to celebrate
A harvest good and great.
Chorus
Columbus Round
Viking
Council
(Tune: Mary Had
a Little Lamb)
Columbus proved the world
was round,
World was round, world was round,
Columbus proved the world was round,
And a brand new land he found.
Columbus sailed in a little
ship,
Little ship, little ship,
Columbus sailed in a little ship,
And off the edge he didn't slip.
Columbus sailed for the
Queen and King,
Queen and King, Queen and King,
Columbus sailed for the Queen and King
So he got to do 'His Thing'.
Turkey Song
Southern NJ Council
(Tune: Bring back my Bonnie)
My turkey went
walking one morning,
The November weather
to see.
A man with a hatchet
approached her,
Oh, bring back my turkey to me
(Chorus)
Bring back, bring
back
Oh, bring back my
turkey to me, to me.
Bring back, bring
back
Oh, bring back my turkey to me, to me
I went down the
sidewalk a shoppin'
The signs in shop
walks to see
And everywhere hung
Great Fat Gobbler
Oh, bring back my turkey to me
(Chorus)
I went out to dinner
and ordered,
The best things they
had I could see
They brought it all
roasted and sizzling.
They brought back my turkey to me
(New Chorus)
Brought Back, brought
back
They brought back my
turkey to me, to me
Brought back, brought
back,
They brought back my
turkey to me, to me.
Turkey
Heart of America Council
(Tune: My Country Tis of Thee)
My turkey, 'tis of thee,
Sweet bird with gravy, of thee I sing.
I love thy breast and wings,
Back, legs and other things.
I love thy sweet stuffing,
All but the neck.
