Jake The Peg

Harris Rolf

I'm Jake the Peg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
With my extra leg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
Wherever I go through rain and snow 
The people always let me know 
There's Jake the peg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
With his extra leg, diddle-iddle-iddle 

The day that I born (oh boy) my father nearly died 
He couldn't get my nappies on, how matter how he tried 
'Cos 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, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
With my extra leg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
Wherever I go through rain and snow 
The people always let me know 
There's Jake the peg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
With his extra leg, diddle-iddle-iddle 

I had a dreadful childhood really, I s'pose I shouldn't 
moan 
Each time they had a three legged race, I won it on me 
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, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
With my extra leg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
Wherever I go through rain and snow 
The people always let me know 
There's Jake the peg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
With his extra leg, diddle-iddle-iddle 

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 me fingers, if I needed more 
By getting my shoes and socks off 
I could count to twenty four 

I'm Jake the [stops to count] 

...to twenty five 

I'm Jake the peg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
With my extra leg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
Whatever I did they said was false 
They said "quick march" I did the 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, diddle-iddle-iddle-um 
With the extra leg... diddle-iddle-iddle-um