I Went out to milk, and I don'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

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Turkey in the straw, turkey in the hay
Turkey in the straw, turkey in the hay
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up a high tuckahaw
And hit 'em up a tune called Turkey in the Straw

Came to a river and I couldn't get across
Paid five dollars for an old blind hoss;
Wouldn't go ahead, nor he wouldn't stand still
So he went up and down like an old saw mill

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Oh I jumped in the seat and I gave a little yell
The horses ran away, broke the wagon all to hell
Sugar in the gourd and honey in the horn
I never was so happy since the hour I was born

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