Rolf Harris - Jake The Peg lyrics

I'm Jake the Peg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um,

With my extra leg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um.

Wherever I go through rain and snow,

The people always let me know:

There's Jake the Peg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um,

With his extra leg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um.

The day that I was born, oh boy, my father nearly died.

He couldn't get my nappys on, no matter how he tried,

'Cause I was born with an extra leg, and since that day begun,

I had to learn to stand on my own three feet,

Believe me that's no fun!

I'm Jake the peg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um,

With my extra leg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um,

Wherever I go through rain and snow,

The people always let me know:

There's Jake the Peg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um,

With his extra leg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um.

I had a dreadful childhood, really,

I supose I shouldn't moan,

Each time they had a three legged race,

I won it on my own!

And also I got popular,

When came the time for cricket,

They used to roll my trousers up,

And use me for the wicket.

I'm jake the peg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um,

With my extra leg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um.

Wherever I go through rain and snow,

The people always let me know:

There's Jake the Peg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um,

With his extra leg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um.

I was a dreadful scholar,

I found all the lessons hard,

The only thing I knew for sure was three feet make a yard.

To count to ten I used my fingers,

If I needed more,

By getting my shoes and socks of,

I could count to twenty-four.

(Pause...count: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10....) To twenty-five!

I'm jake the peg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um,

With my extra leg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um.

Whatever I did they said was false,

They said 'Quick march,' I did a quick waltz.

Then they shouted at me 'Put your best foot forward.'

'But which foot?' I said.

'It's very fine for you, you only got a choice of two, but me!

I'm jake the peg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um,

With my extra leg, deedle-eedle-eedle-um.

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