Schiess people and their musical ideas

I've been asked to get a choir or small group together and prepare a musical selection for Thanksgiving. So I chose the very traditional Hymn of Thanksgiving, long a favorite of mine. As I have been singing it around the house today, I remembered that Wayne and I sometimes sang it together. We left the tune alone but made a small modification to the words. As follows: (Hope you like it.)

We gather together
to gather together.
We gather together
to gather together.
We gather together
to gather together.
We gather together
to gather together.

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Wayne also liked to sing "I Wonder As I Wander" a little differently.

I wonder as I wander
in my underwear . . .

Not sure if he ever finished it. But he certainly got a kick out of himself whenever he sang just that much.

Today it brought up a memory for me. It's my mother's uncomfortable recurring dream. She is wandering in her underwear . . . down at the Ocean Park Pier. People don't seem to notice that she is wearing only underwear, but she knows, and she is sure someone is bound to notice sometime soon. Poor Mama.