As I was a-goin’ on down the road
With a tired team and a heavy load
I cracked my whip and the leader sprung
I says day-day to the wagon tongue
Turkey in the straw, Turkey in the straw
Roll ‘em up and twist ‘em up, a high tuck a-haw
And hit ‘em up a tune called, turkey in the Straw
Went out to milk, and I didn’t know how
I milked the goat, instead of the cow
A monkey sittin’, on a pile of straw
A winkin’ at, his mother-in-law Chorus
I came to the river, and I couldn’t get across
So I paid five dollars, for a big bay hoss
Well, he wouldn’t go ahead, and he wouldn’t stand still
So he went up and down, like an old saw mill Chorus
Did you ever go fishin’, on a warm summer day
When all the fish, were swimmin’ in the bay
With their hands in their pockets, and their pockets in their pants
Did you ever see a fishie, do the Hootchy-Kootchy Dance?
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