Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on March 12th 2004 by Torsten.
This tune has been added to 81 tunebooks.
Also known as Turkeys In The Straw.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Turkey In The Straw
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|:BA|GFGA G2 B,C|DEDB, D2 GA|B2 B2 BAGA|B2 A2 A2 BA|
GFGA G2 B,C|DEDB, D2 GA|B d2 e dBGA|B2 A2 G2:|
|:d2|B d2 B d2 d2|B d2 B d2 d2|c e2 c e2 e2|c e2 c e2 e2|
g2 g2 d2 d2|B2 B2 A2 GA|B d2 e dBGA|B2 A2 G2:|
Turkey in the straw
I hope, the tune is o.k., for it is my first time using the abc format.
# Posted on March 12th 2004 by Torsten
Preceeded by
Yup, good tune. We always tend to play it following on from 'Waiting for the Feds' - which I just see isn't a listed tune here, so I'll post a request...
# Posted on March 12th 2004 by Probably Frank
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your eeeears haaaang low?
# Posted on June 2nd 2005 by Dow
Hey Dow, instead of singing twisted nursery rhymes you could be posting those changes to the Glenties tune that you said you'd do. Thanks for the CD BTW.
# Posted on June 2nd 2005 by Phantom Button
Dow, I told you not to stop taking those little yellow pills.
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by Donough
Omigod Jack and Donough! I would never have thought I'd find you two loitering in a page like this! Get back to the Flooded Road to Glenties page right now bos or you will feel the back of me hand!
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by bb
Dow - we always said 'Regimental Solider'...
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by bb
thats meant to say 'right now boys' - jayz I am crap at spelling!
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by bb
You're right Beebs, come to think of it so did we, it's regimental. Anyway, don't you like this tune? I'm going to play it to you repeatedly next session just to annoy you.
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by Dow
No - thats fine dow - this is my favourite song ever...
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by bb
Yes. I rather think that the B-part is particularly beguiling with its syncopated melodic phrasing.
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by Dow
So I don't have to teach you this tune on Sunday after all, Dow?
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by Tish
No, we can just play it together to annoy Bridie. I picked up the tune as soon as I realised it was the tune of a song from my childhood.
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by Dow
Video
Hillarious version from 1942!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YAwAkXP4wE4
# Posted on February 3rd 2008 by middlefaster
Roche III, page 81, tune #215 ~ "Turkeys in the Straw"
"The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music, Volume III", 1927
Marches ~ pages 77 - 82
X: 215
T: Turkeys in the Straw
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel / march
N: Allegretto
K: DMaj
fe |\
d B2 c BAFG | ABAF ABde | fefg afde | f e2 d egfe |
d B2 c BAFG | ABAF ABde | f a2 b afde | fdec d2 ||
de |\
f a2 b afde | faab agfe | fabc' d'c'ba | babc' d'2 bc' |
d'c'd'b ad'ba | faed B2 de | faed BAFG | A d2 e d2 |]
# Posted on August 9th 2008 by ceolachan