^CAs I was a-gwine down the road With a tired team and a ^Gheavy ^Cload ^CI crack'd my whip and the leader sprung I says day-day to the ^Gwagon ^Ctongue

^CTurkey in the straw ^Fturkey in the hay ^CRoll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw And twist 'em up a tune called ^GTurkey in the ^CStraw

^CWent out to milk and I didn't know how I milked the goat ins^Gtead of the ^Ccow ^CA monkey sittin' on a pile of straw A-winkin' at his ^Gmother-in-^Claw

^CTurkey in the straw ^Fturkey in the hay ^CRoll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw And twist 'em up a tune called ^GTurkey in the ^CStraw

^CMet Mr. Catfish comin' down stream Says Mr. Catfish "^GWhat does you ^Cmean?" ^CCaught Mr. Catfish by the snout And turned Mr. Catfish ^Gwrong side ^Cout

^CTurkey in the straw ^Fturkey in the hay ^CRoll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw And twist 'em up a tune called ^GTurkey in the ^CStraw

^CCame to a river and I couldn't get across Paid five dollars for a^G blind old ^Choss ^CWouldn't go ahead nor he wouldn't stand still So he went up and down like an ^Gold saw ^Cmill

^CTurkey in the straw ^Fturkey in the hay ^CRoll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw And twist 'em up a tune called ^GTurkey in the ^CStraw

^CAs I came down the new cut road Met Mr. Bullfrog ^Gmet Miss ^CToad ^CAnd every time Miss Toad would sing Old Bullfrog cut a ^Gpigeon ^Cwing

^CTurkey in the straw ^Fturkey in the hay ^CRoll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw And twist 'em up a tune called ^GTurkey in the ^CStraw

^COh I jumped in the seat and I gave a little yell The horses ran away broke the ^Gwagon all to ^Chell ^CSugar in the gourd and honey in the horn I never been so happy since the ^Gday I was ^Cborn

^CTurkey in the straw ^Fturkey in the hay ^CRoll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw And twist 'em up a tune called ^GTurkey in the ^CStraw