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Turkey In The Straw

from Little Red Wagon by Timmy Abell

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Turkey in the Straw
Traditional

Well I had a little chicken but she wouldn't lay an egg
So I poured hot water up and down her leg
Well the little chicken cried, and the little chicken begged
The little chicken laid me up a hard-boiled egg!

Turkey in the straw, turkey in the hay
Roll 'em up, twist 'em up - a - high tuck-a-haw
And twist 'em up a tune called the Turkey in the Straw

Well, I went to the river but I couldn't get across
So I paid five dollars for an old blind horse
Well, he wouldn't go ahead but he wouldn't stand still
He just went up and down like an old saw mill

Chorus

Well I had a little duck and his name was Blue
And a white duck, pretty duck, he was, too
Well the skin on his chest was as tight as a drum
Every time he took a step he went Tweedle-dum-a-dum

Chorus

Well I went down to Asheville and I walked around a block
And I walked right into the bakery shop
I pulled two doughnuts right out of the grease
And I handed the lady a five cent piece
Well..... she..... looked at the nickel and she looked at me
And she said, "This nickel's no good, you see
There's a hole in the middle and its all the way through."
Says I, "There's a hole in your doughnuts too!"

Chorus

Well if frogs had wings and snakes had hair
And automobiles went a flyin through the air
Well if watermelons grew on a huckleberry vine
Wed all have winter in the summertime

Chorus

Did you ever go a-fishin' on a hot summer day
And you walked on a log, and the log gave away?
Sugar in the gourd and honey in the horn
Never been so happy since the day I was born

Chorus

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from Little Red Wagon, released April 1, 2004

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Timmy Abell Asheville, North Carolina

Timmy has spent 40 years presenting concerts of high-quality original and traditional music and storytelling for children and families throughout the US. His recordings have received the highest national awards and he is a recipient of the NC Arts Council's Fellowship for Songwriting. Timmy and his wife Susana are currently touring a program called "So Many Ways To Share A Story". silvertrout.org ... more

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