Turkey In The Straw

	  		
Intro: C G C  

verse 1 
C 
As I was a-gwine down the road 
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With a tired team and a heavy load 
C 
I crack'd my whip and the leader sprung 
                      G     C 
I says day-day to the wagon tongue 

C                   F 
Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw 


verse 2 
C 
Went out to milk and I didn't know how 
                     G           C 
I milked the goat instead of the cow 
C 
A monkey sittin' on a pile of straw 
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A-winkin' at his mother-in-law 

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Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw
 

verse 3 
C 
Met Mr. Catfish comin' down stream 
                  G             C 
Says Mr. Catfish "What does you mean?" 
C 
Caught Mr. Catfish by the snout 
                       G          C 
And turned Mr. Catfish wrong side out 

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Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw
 

verse 4 
C 
Came to a river and I couldn't get across 
                       G          C 
Paid five dollars for a blind old hoss 
C 
Wouldn't go ahead nor he wouldn't stand still 
                               G       C 
So he went up and down like an old saw mill 

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Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw 


Verse 5 
C 
As I came down the new cut road 
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Met Mr. Bullfrog met Miss Toad 
C 
And every time Miss Toad would sing 
                   G      C 
Old Bullfrog cut a pigeon wing 
 
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Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw 


Verse 6 
C 
Oh I jumped in the seat and I gave a little yell 
                              G            C 
The horses ran away broke the wagon all to hell 
C 
Sugar in the gourd and honey in the horn 
                                G         C 
I never been so happy since the day I was born 

 
C                   F 
Turkey in the straw turkey in the hay 
C 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw 
                               G             C 
And twist 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw