Misc Traditional – Turkey In The Straw (Guitar)

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Well I hitched up my waggon and went down the road

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with a team of horses and a great big load

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It was on a warm and lazy afternoon

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so I cracked my whip and started singin a tune

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Turkey in the straw, Turkey in the straw,

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Turkey in the hay, Turkey in the hay

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Pick em up, shake em up, any way at all

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and hit them with a tune called turkey in the straw

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Well I had a little hen and she had a wooden leg

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she was the best old hen that ever Laid an egg

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she laid more eggs than any hen on the farm

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but another little drink didn't do her any harm

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Turkey in the straw, Turkey in the straw,

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Turkey in the hay, Turkey in the hay,

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Pick em up, shake em up, any way at all

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and hit them with a tune called turkey in the straw

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Well I went out to milk and I didn't know how

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I milked the goat instead of the cow

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A monkey sittin' on a pile of straw

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was a-winkin' his eye at his mother-in-law

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Turkey in the straw, Turkey in the straw,

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Turkey in the hay, Turkey in the hay

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Pick em up, shake em up, any way at all

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and hit them with a tune called turkey in the straw

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Oh I had a girl and she was good

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but one of her legs was made of wood

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her hair was false and her teeth were too

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and there wasn't very much for me to do

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Turkey in the straw, Turkey in the straw,

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Turkey in the hay, Turkey in the hay

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Pick em up, shake em up, any way at all

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and hit them with a tune called turkey in the straw