Over the River and Through the Wood

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?
Hurray for the pumpkin pie! 

Based on the poem by Lydia Maria Child

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