Over the River and Through the Wood

1844 poem by Lydia Maria Child / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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"The New-England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day",[1][2] also known as "Over the River and Through the Woods", is a Thanksgiving poem by Lydia Maria Child,[3] originally published in 1844 in Flowers for Children, Volume 2.[4]

Paul Curtis House in Medford, MA
"Grandfather's House" also known as the Paul Curtis House in Medford, MA.

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.