"Throughout the 19th century, minstrel songs like 'Turkey in the Straw' were commonly played in ice cream parlors, and later, adapted as ice cream truck jingles. Some songs using its same melody contained highly offensive, racist lyrics," Good Humor explains on its website. But the song itself was first performed (and gained popularity) in American minstrel shows in the 1800s. "'Turkey in the Straw’s' melody originated from British and Irish folk songs, which had no racial connotations.
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