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seaglass

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5. Ours plays "The Entertainer." I do remember the song "Turkey in the Straw" from gym class

Wed May 14, 2014, 01:14 PM

May 2014

when we had to do the dreaded square dancing. No racist lyrics. I think the racist songs were different versions of the original song and of course disgusting.

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That Familiar Ice Cream Truck Song? Yeah It’s the Most Racist Song Ever (Video) [View all] TexasTowelie May 2014 OP

Wait, this isn't the Mr. Softee song... JackRiddler May 2014 #1

The following are the lyrics that I learned to that tune notadmblnd May 2014 #4

Now those are the alternate lyrics Le Taz Hot May 2014 #11

see also; do your balls hang low, can you swing them to and fro frylock May 2014 #33

Yep, Mr Softee song tinymontgomery May 2014 #46

I've heard ice cream trucks play a lot of songs over the years notadmblnd May 2014 #2

Well I never. I've never associated "Turkey in the Straw" with either racism, lyrics or ice-cream. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #3

Ours plays "The Entertainer." I do remember the song "Turkey in the Straw" from gym class seaglass May 2014 #5

YES! I was just about to post that Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" is the one bullwinkle428 May 2014 #37

so because someone at some point put racist words to arely staircase May 2014 #6

Much as many traditional English hymns were simply words set to popular British drinking songs LanternWaste May 2014 #8

they are if that is what they are currently associated with arely staircase May 2014 #10

I'm sure you recognize this lovely melody as "Stranger In Paradise".... jberryhill May 2014 #16

Turkey in the Straw is Turkey in the Straw. MineralMan May 2014 #7

Whatever. You probably hate chocolate ice cream, you vanilla-ist. Orrex May 2014 #14

And 99.99% of the people who hear the song Le Taz Hot May 2014 #9

what a fun job grasswire May 2014 #13

It was. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #19

parse this grasswire May 2014 #12

I've got a religious war going on with my neighborhood ice cream truck Brother Buzz May 2014 #15

Haha Munificence May 2014 #35

here are the lyrics from site whistler162 May 2014 #17

WTF is the point of that article? Digging out some old minstrel stuff... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #18

Agreed. Xyzse May 2014 #21

+ struggle4progress May 2014 #34

That is the "Ears Hang Low" song right? Xyzse May 2014 #20

hey, that's ear-ist :-) nt msongs May 2014 #22

I like ears... Xyzse May 2014 #24

yes, a favorite old camp song nt grasswire May 2014 #31

For as long as I've lived here in New York, it's the Mister Softee Jingle closeupready May 2014 #23

That's stupid -- it's Turkey in the Straw. Codeine May 2014 #25

If this is not a parody post, it's definitely the stupidest post of the month so far. Nye Bevan May 2014 #26

I'm reminded of the urban legend over the meaning of the word "picnic" Scootaloo May 2014 #27

What kind of filthy repressed knob rewrites a traditionally bawdy ballad... hunter May 2014 #28

Francis Scott Key? n/t SwankyXomb May 2014 #32

Hah! hunter May 2014 #38

Ice cream truck? zach.magee May 2014 #29

Definitely one of my favorites, lol. closeupready May 2014 #30

"The Entertainer" and "Jack and Jill" here.... louis-t May 2014 #36

I heard one playing Brahms' Lullaby today. I shit you not. n/t winter is coming May 2014 #42

The truck that comes by my house every day plays Turkey in the Straw, LuvNewcastle May 2014 #39

This thread needs more Good Humor warrprayer May 2014 #40

Well, in that case... TexasTowelie May 2014 #41

dang warrprayer May 2014 #43

My wife and I remember when Anamanics came out --we where in college and she caught sight of the one diabeticman May 2014 #44

Mine plays the music from Tetris. GreenEyedLefty May 2014 #45

Better "Turkey in the Straw" than.. Feron May 2014 #47

I bet the author of this leads a very interesting and exciting life. NCTraveler May 2014 #48