Meanwhile, in Riverton:
A CERTAIN FAMILIAR TURKEY'S SAD DIRGELIKE LAMENT:
Theres a moon over Riverton tonight
I see faces as they gather round the table’s light
I’ve no choice but to throne in their midst:
Ol’ Monroe, his Alma, not-sad dad and kids
I hope that my taste will be strong
Though I worry the stuffing’s all wrong
Well, you’ll na’more see me preen or hear me gobble, that’s gone:
It’s Thanksgivin’ here in Riverton.
It was some months ago that I became what I am
for Thanksgivin’ destined, a sweet innocent lamb
- I mean chick - but still you catch my drift
my quick growth rate soon proved a curse, no gift.
Now basting and sauce flavour my new-cooked meat
Since I’ve lost every feather, I’ve been glad of the heat!
Still, you’ll never see me preen or hear me gobble, that’s gone:
It’s Thanksgivin’ here in Riverton.
I walked everyday to be fed, to grow fat:
All innocent and young, never suspecting that
I was destined for the axe this soon:
The focus for tradition by the harvest moon
How could life be this way, when I dreamed of skies above
wishing for a richer life, - now I’m reduced to mere chow!
**sob-gobble-sob**
So no more you’ll see me preen or hear me gobble, that’s gone:
It’s Thanksgivin’ here in Riverton.