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I'm Jake the Peg, deedle eedle eedle um, |
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With my extra leg, deedle eedle eedle um. |
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Wherever I go through rain and snow, |
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The people always let me know: |
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There's Jake the Peg, deedle eedle eedle um, |
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With his extra leg, deedle eedle eedle um. |
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The day that I was born, oh boy, my father nearly died. |
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He couldn't get my nappies on, no matter how he tried, |
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'Cause I was born with an extra leg, and since that day begun, |
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I had to learn to stand on my own three feet, |
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Believe me that's no fun. |
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I'm Jake the peg, deedle eedle eedle um, |
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With my extra leg, deedle eedle eedle um, |
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Wherever I go through rain and snow, |
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The people always let me know: |
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There's Jake the Peg, deedle eedle eedle um, |
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With his extra leg, deedle eedle eedle um. |
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I had a dreadful childhood, really, |
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I s'pose I shouldn't moan, |
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Each time they had a three legged race, |
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I won it on my own. |
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And also I got popular, |
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When came the time for cricket, |
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They used to roll my trousers up, |
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And use me for the wicket. |
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I'm jake the peg, deedle eedle eedle um, |
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With my extra leg, deedle eedle eedle um. |
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Wherever I go through rain and snow, |
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The people always let me know: |
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There's Jake the Peg, deedle eedle eedle um, |
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With his extra leg, deedle eedle eedle um. |
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I was a dreadful scholar, |
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I found all the lessons hard, |
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The only thing I knew for sure was three feet make a yard. |
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To count to ten I used my fingers, |
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If I needed more, |
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By getting my shoes and socks of, |
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I could count to twenty-four. |
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(Pause...count: 1 2 3 4 5....) To twenty-five! |
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I'm jake the peg, deedle eedle eedle um, |
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With my extra leg, deedle eedle eedle um. |
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Whatever I did they said was false, |
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They said 'Quick march,' I did a quick waltz. |
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Then they shouted at me 'Put your best foot forward.' |
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'But which foot?' I said. |
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'It's very fine for you, you only got a choice of two, but me! |
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I'm jake the peg, deedle eedle eedle um, |
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With my extra leg, deedle eedle eedle um. |
