Turkey In The Straw chords by Traditional

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