“On OUR Way to Grandma’s’ for Thanksgiving”

Nov 10th “On OUR Way to Grandma’s’ for Thanksgiving”

Everyone knows, that there is “ONE” day in the year… that we…the whole family will travel to Grandma’s house for that big day… for all the family to celebrate the best of dinner…that only GRANDMA will prepare!

In AMERICA, it seems to me, that no matter how often members of the family move from here to there… there is always a “BRIDGE” that we will have to cross … just to get to our GRANDMA’s house!

Through the years… it seems to me, that we always had to cross a “BRIDGE” or two on our journey… and so often… in my memories, some of those times …we would be driving for at least an hour! Over the years… some trips were a little longer and sometimes just a tad shorter, but no matter… we always were having lots of FUN on the way.

You are probably asking yourself, “HOW do you have FUN on a long drive with little children in the vehicle?”

You see that “BRIDGE” above?

As we would be driving and no matter what we were doing in the vehicle… as soon as we had the front tires on that BRIDGE, I would start singing…

Over the river and through the woods,
To grandmother’s house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
Through (the) white and drifted snow!

Over the river and through the woods,
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 woods,
To have a first-rate play;
Oh, hear the bells ring, “Ting-a-ling-ling!”
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!

Over the river and through the woods,
Trot fast, my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground,
Like a hunting hound!
For this is Thanksgiving Day.

Over the river and through the woods,
And straight through the barnyard gate.
We seem to go extremely slow
It is so hard to wait!

Over the river and through the woods,
Now Grandmother’s cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

Depending on how long that Bridge would be, we would sing so loud and with all of the gusto of our smiling and laughing, that we could muster up… as we were so wrapped up in having so much more singing to do and fun … all the while… as we are trying to outdo each other … until and when we would arrive at our GRANDMA’s house.

Never did we sing all verses to the song… as there are not that long of a BRIDGE to drive over, and with the speed that we travel today, in and around any of the places where we have ever lived.

So… and since “Thanksgiving Day” is coming up soon…why not start trying to sing the above song with all the family in the vehicle…and see for yourself and family… if you have as much fun as we have.

Remember to start singing when the vehicle is about to go onto the “Bridge” … the “DRIVER” will usually start… and then… no matter what word you are singing…when the end of the BRIDGE is under the tires of the vehicle… stop singing…even with just a half of a word in your mouth…that is when you will all start to laugh… seeing each other’s faces with just a partial word of the song about to come out… and the song… never ever finished!