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Jake The Peg Lyrics by Rolf Harris

Relax with Rolf

1965

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 nappies 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 s'pose 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 off
I could count to twenty-four
(Pause...count: 1 2 3 4 5....) 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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Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris

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"Jake The Peg" appears on "Relax with Rolf" in 1965.

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