I'm Jake the peg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
With my extra leg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
Wherever I go
through rain and snow
The people
always let me know
There's Jake the peg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
With his extra leg
Diddle-diddle-diddle...
The day that I was born
Oh boy, my father nearly died
He couldn't get my nappies on
no matter how he tried
Because I was born
with an extra leg
and since that day began
I had to learn to stand
on my own three feet
Believe me that's no fun
I'm Jake the peg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
With my extra leg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
Wherever I go
through rain and snow
The people
always let me know
There's Jake the peg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
With his extra leg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
I had a dreadful
childhood really
I suppose 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-diddle-diddle-um...
With my extra leg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
Wherever I go
through rain and snow
The people
always let me know
There's Jake the peg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
With his extra leg
Diddle-diddle-diddle...
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 me shoes
and socks off
I could count to twenty four
I'm Jake the......
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24...
...to twenty five..!
I'm Jake the peg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
With my extra leg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-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've only got a choice of two
Me.., I'm Jake the peg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...
With my extra leg
Diddle-diddle-diddle-um...