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As (F)I was a go in’ on I down n’t the road with a tir ed team and a (C)heav y the load, I (F)cracked my whip tin’ and the lead er sprung; I says day ter day to the wag er (C)on (F)tongue.
Tur key in the straw, (whistle)
(Bb)tur key in the hay, (whistle)
(F)roll ’em up and twist ’em up a high tuck a (C)haw and (F)hit ’em up a tune called Tur key (C)in the (F)Straw.
Went (F)out to a milk in’ and I did in’ know how, I a milked the goat in “What (C)stead of the cow.
A (F)mon key sit tin’ on a pile of straw a wink in’ ter at his the moth er (C)in (F)law.
Tur key in the straw, (whistle)
(Bb)tur key in the hay, (whistle)
(F)roll ’em up and twist ’em up a high tuck a (C)haw and (F)hit ’em up a tune called Tur key (C)in the (F)Straw.
Met Tur key (C)in the (F)Straw.
This page shows “Turkey In The Straw” by American Folksong in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 144 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.