You gotta be thankful for the Bible Jesus oand your mom and dad
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For your bike and for your clothes and for your butter and for your bread
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For your shoes and socks and underthings and all the clothes you wear
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And be thankful for your nose and your hair that's what thankgiving is
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You gotta be thankful for your eyes and ears and fingers and your hands
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For your legs and for your arms and for the folks who understand
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Fot your music and your books and for your teachers and your school
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And be thankful that you're warm and that you're cool that's what thankgiving is
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You gotta be thankful for your food and for the turkey and the ham
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Gotta be thankful for the milk and cookies jelly and the jam
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For the road and for the car and for the bus and for the drive
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And you really gotta be thankful you're alive that's what thankgiving is
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You gotta be thankful for the sun and moon and wind and rain and air
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For the bed and for the bath and for the table and the chairs
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For the friends and for the toys and TV and the radio
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And be thankful that your record player goes that's what thankgiving is
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You gotta be thankful for your dog and for your cat and for your horse
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You gotta be thankful for the fish and for the pretty birds of course
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You gotta be thankful for the flowers and the forest and the lawn
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Well you understand we could go on and on
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Thanksgiving Is
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Tom T. Hall |