I'm Jake The Peg - Rolf Harris.

Seq - Mick O'Neill. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. May 2000.
Copyright © 2000 by Mick O'Neill
Released to the public domain for non-commercial purposes.

By Rolf Harris
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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 was born (oh boy) my father nearly died,
He couldn't get my nappies on, no 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, and 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.

Jake the Peg
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Counting to 25
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