All Good Gifts
M Ryan Taylor via DALL-E

I first heard the public domain text We Plough the Fields and Scatter when I performed as a teenager in a production of the musical Godspell, known there as All Good Gifts. I loved the text and I loved the setting, but I wanted my own version that I could sing whenever/wherever without worrying about copyright. So I wrote my own melody, included it in my Thanksgiving! songbook, arranged it for choir and sang it a few times with choirs I’ve conducted over the years.

Here is my 2022 revision for voice and ukulele chords:

I’ve also created a duet version as an exclusive for my supporters:

I hope you enjoy it. Happy Thanksgiving!


Ryan's favorite starter ukulele: The Enya Nova U Concert Ukulele 23” on Amazon sounds great, is easy to play, in tune and nearly indestructable. "I left it in the car through the heat of summer to see what would happen, and it still plays beautifully."

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