For the play, see Over the River and Through the Woods.
1844 poem by Lydia Maria Child
"The New-England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day",[1][2] also known as "Over the River and Through the Woods",[3] is a Thanksgiving poem by Lydia Maria Child,[3] originally published in 1844 in Flowers for Children, Volume 2.[4]
Although many people sing "to grandmother's house we go", the author's original words were "to grandfather's house we go".[4] Moreover, in modern American English, most people use the word woods rather than wood in reference to a forest, and sing the song accordingly.[3]
^"The New-England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day". Poetry Foundation.
^Doyne, Shannon (November 21, 2013). "'The New-England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day'". Poetry Pairing. The New York Times.
^ abc"Lydia Maria Child". Wayland Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ ab"Lydia Maria Child and the Development of Children's Literature". Boston College: bostonliteraryhistory,com. 2012. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
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