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Turkey In The Straw by Traditional

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
 C
Well I hitched up my waggon and went down the road
  C                           G
with a team of horses and a great big load
        C
It was on a warm and lazy afternoon
        C                          G       C
so I cracked my whip and started singin a tune


Chorus:
C                      C
Turkey in the straw, Turkey in the straw,
F                  F
Turkey in the hay, Turkey in the hay
C                                    G
Pick em up, shake em up, any way at all
     C                             G            C
and hit them with a tune called turkey in the straw

Verse 2:
C
Well I had a little hen and she had a wooden leg
 C                                   G
she was the best old hen that ever Laid an egg
      C
she laid more eggs than any hen on the farm
       C                        G           C
but another little drink didn't do her any harm


Chorus:
C                      C
Turkey in the straw, Turkey in the straw,
F                  F
Turkey in the hay, Turkey in the hay,
C                                    G
Pick em up, shake em up, any way at all
     C                             G            C
and hit them with a tune called turkey in the straw


Verse 3:
C
Well I went out to milk and I didn't know how
C                    G
I milked the goat instead of the cow
C
A monkey sittin' on a pile of straw
                               G        C
was a-winkin' his eye at his mother-in-law


Chorus:
C                      C
Turkey in the straw, Turkey in the straw,
F                    F
Turkey in the hay, Turkey in the hay
C                                    G
Pick em up, shake em up, any way at all
     C                            G             C
and hit them with a tune called turkey in the straw


Verse 4:
C
Oh I had a girl and she was good
 C                       G
but one of her legs was made of wood
     C
her hair was false and her teeth were too
                               G     C
and there wasn't very much for me to do


Chorus:
C                      C
Turkey in the straw, Turkey in the straw,
F                     F
Turkey in the hay, Turkey in the hay
C                                    G
Pick em up, shake em up, any way at all
     C                            G             C
and hit them with a tune called turkey in the straw