The Thanksgiving song

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
Hello Mr. Turkey, Hello Mr. Turkey
How are you? How are you?
Hello Mr. Turkey, Hello Mr. Turkey
How are you? How are you?

With a “Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble,
gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble”

And a “Wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble,
wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble”

Happy, Happy Thanksgiving
Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!

Verse 2:
Hello Mr. Turkey, Hello Mr. Turkey
How are you? How are you?
Hello Mr. Turkey, Hello Mr. Turkey
How are you? How are you?

With a “Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble,
gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble”

And a “Wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble,
wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble”

With a “Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble”
And a “Wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble”

“Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble”
“Wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble”

Happy, Happy, Happy Thanksgiving
Hooray!

Gestures and activities to use with The Thanksgiving song

The actions for this song are simple, fun and energetic – who wouldn’t enjoy running around like a turkey?!

Everyone stands up for the song:

• “Hello Mr. Turkey, Hello Mr. Turkey” – everyone sings and waves.
• “How are you? How are you?” – do the question gesture (palms up with inquisitive face).
• “With a gobble … And a wobble…” – this is the really fun bit. Everyone runs around like a turkey (crouched over, flapping elbows in a wobbly fashion) while gobbling!
• “Happy, Happy Thanksgiving” – stop running around and sing.
• “Hip hip hooray!” – throw arms up in the air in celebration!

Using The Thanksgiving song in class

Please check our free Thanksgiving lesson page for ideas to use in your Thanksgiving lessons.