Turkey In The Straw
American Folk Tradition
As I was goin' on down the road with a tired team and a
heavy load, I cracked my whip and the leader sprung. I said
"goodbye" to the wagon tongue! Turkey in the straw. Turkey
in the hay. Turkey in the straw, well, what do ya say? Roll
'em up and twist 'em up a high tuck a haw and, hit 'em up a tune called "A Turkey in the Straw"!
I went out to milk, and I didn't know how so I milked the goat instead
of the cow. A monkey sittin' on a pile of straw, a winkin' and a
blinkin' at his mother-in-law! Turkey in the straw. Turkey
in the hay. Turkey in the straw, well what do ya say? Roll
'em up and twist 'em up a high tuck a haw, and hit 'em up a tune called "A Turkey in the straw"!
I
came to the river, and I couldn't get across so I paid five dollars for a
big, bay hoss. Well, he wouldn't go ahead, and he wouldn't stand
still so he went up and down like an old sawmill! Turkey in the
straw. Turkey in the hay. Turkey in the straw, well, what
do ya say? Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuck a haw, and
hit 'em up a tune called "A Turkey in the Straw"!
Did
you ever go a fishin' on a warm, summer day when all of the fish were a
swimmin' in the bay? With their hands in their pockets and their
pockets in their pants. Did you ever see a fishie do the
hootchie-kootchie dance? Turkey in the straw. Turkey in the
hay. Turkey in the straw, well, what do ya say? Roll 'em up
and twist 'em up a high tuck a haw, and hit 'em up a tune called "A
Turkey in the Straw"!
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Performed By Grant Raymond Barrett.
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