Jake The Peg
Rolf Harris Lyrics

Chorus: 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
Jake the Peg introduces himself as a man with an extra leg that causes him to stand on his own three feet. He is famous wherever he goes, and people recognize him by his unique characteristic.

The day that I born (oh boy) my father nearly died He couldn't get my nappies on, how 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
Jake the Peg narrates how difficult it was to cope with his extra leg from the day he was born. He had to learn how to stand on his own three feet, which was far from enjoyable.

Chorus: 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 discusses the difficulties he faces while performing daily tasks with an extra leg. People often made fun of him because of his unusual condition and mocked him for not being able to correctly follow basic instructions.

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
In his childhood, Jake the Peg was an expert in three-legged races, and even though he was mocked, he won them all on his own. He also became popular when it came to playing cricket, as he was often used as a wicket because of his extra leg.

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
Jake the Peg admits to being poor at academics and barely grasping some very simple concepts. He used his extra foot and toes to count, allowing him to count up to twenty-five by removing his shoes and socks.