Well, now my friends you'd never guess it | so I really must confess it
I just met the sweetest woman | in my long dismal life.
But a friend of mine said "Buddy just in case your mind is muddy
Don't you know that girl you're fooling with is old Peg-Leg Johnson's wife.
And old Peg-Leg is big and mean and tough and grim
And he'll brain you with his artificial limb!"
But next morning bright and early I stole old Peg-Lg's girlie
And I also took his wooden leg just to play it safe
But there weren't no time for laughter 'cause he started hopping after
Now I keep on running faster but he won't give up the chase.
So now I'm running across the country with his bride
And I got his wooden leg right by my side.
* Now I'm a three-legged man with a two-legged woman
Being chased by a one-legged fool
Oh he's hoppin' and he's floppin' but he shows no sign of stoppin'
I tell you boys this life is hard and cruel.
Cross the deserts and the valleys and those dark Chicago alleys
Cross that mighty Mississippi to the hills of Caroline
Cross the mountains of Montana to the swamps of Louisiana
Every time that I look back he's just one leg behind
And I know he must be cold and wet and sick
But in spite of all his woes he still can kick!
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