In the late 1920s, when Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant were with the Whitman Sisters troupe on the T.O.B.A. circuit, they danced what they called "Goofus" to the tune Turkey in the Straw.
Under sena 1920-talet, då Leonard Reed och Willie Bryant var med gruppen The Whitman Sisters på the T.O.B.A, dansade de vad de kallade för "Goofus", till låten Turkey in the Straw.