Great Regulars: "A Boy's Thanksgiving Day" is a poem

written by Lydia Maria Child. It was published in 1844 in the collection, Flowers for Children, Vol. 2 and later set to a melody and retitled, "Over the River and Through the Wood."

Here is the original poem with all twelve stanzas, which I'm sure you will recognize, and I’ll bet you know the melody:

from Linda Sue Grimes: BellaOnline: A Thanksgiving Poem

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