Turkey In The Straw

Album: Folk Songs (1835)
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  • The early sheet music for "Turkey In The Straw."

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  • Sjcuda from CaThe verse my dad taught me:

    Oh, there was an old hen
    And she had a wooden leg
    So we poured hot water
    Up and down her leg
    Oh, the little chicken cried
    And the little chicken begged
    And the little chicken laid
    A hard-boiled egg.
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