Autumn/Thanksgiving Circle
I go outside with my lantern, my lantern goes with me
Above the stars are shining bright, down here on Earth shine we.
The cock does crow, the cat meows, la bimmel, la bammel, la boom.
‘Neath heaven’s dome till we go home, la bimmel, la bammel, la boom.
I go outside with my lantern, my lantern goes with me
Above the stars are shining bright, down here on Earth shine we.
So shine your light through the still dark night, la bimmel, la bammel, la boom
‘Neath heaven’s dome till we go home, la bimmel, la bammel, la boom.
Outside our door in garden rows
A little patch of pumpkins grow.
Let’s go outside, look low and high
to pick one out for pumpkin pie!
Ah, look! Here it is!
A pumpkin pie we shall make
Then scoop and pour, sprinkle and shake
Pour the filling in the shell
Bake it and wait for that warm spicy smell.
When it’s ready, and the sun is low,
It’s off to grandma’s! Here we go!
Now pick up your lanterns and go with me
So we can see what we can see.
Our family is gathered, from the big to the little
Our glimmering lantern we set in the middle
We dish out our pie and eat it together
Giving thanks to the Earth in the cool autumn weather
Glimmer lantern glimmer
little stars a-shimmer
over meadow, moor and dale
flitter, flutter, elven vale
Pee wit, pee wit
Ticka ticka tick
Roo coo, roo co.
Glimmer lantern glimmer
little stars a-shimmer
over rock, and stock and stone
wandering, skipping little gnome.
Pee wit, pee wit
Ticka ticka tick
roo coo, roo coo.
The sky grows dark at grandma’s house,
and I am tucked in tight.
Each creature from the deer to mouse
is nestled in for night.
I rest my head upon my pillow
And outside the window I see
Above the trees of oak and willow
the moon shining down on me.
2nd verse: Over the mountains, over the sea,
Back where my heart is longing to be
Please let the light that shines on me,
Shine on the ones I love.
