Three Legged Man

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Well, my friends you'd never guess
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 it | so I really must confess it
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I just met the sweetest woman | in 
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my long dismal life.
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But a friend of mine said "Buddy 
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just in case your mind is muddy
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Don't you know that girl you're 
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messin' with is Peg-Leg Johnson's 
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wife.
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The man is big and tough and mean 
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and grim
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And he'll brain you with his 
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artificial limb!"


[Verse 2]
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But next morning bright and early I
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 stole old Peg-Leg's girlie
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And I also took his wooden leg just
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 to play it safe
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But there weren't no time for 
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laughter 'cause he started hopping 
after
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Now I keep on running faster but he
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 won't give up the chase.
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So now I'm running across the 
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country with his bride
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And I got his wooden leg here by my
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 side.


[Chorus]
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I'm a three-legged man with a 
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two-legged woman
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Being chased across the country by 
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a one-legged fool
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Oh he's hoppin' and he's floppin' 
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but he shows no sign of stoppin'
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I tell you boys this life is hard 
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and cruel.


[Verse 3]
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Cross the deserts and the valleys 
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and those dark Chicago alleys
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Cross that mighty Mississippi to 
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the hills of Caroline
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Cross the mountains of Montana to 
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the swamps of Louisiana
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Every time that I look back he's 
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just one foot behind
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And I know he must be cold and wet 
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and sick
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But in spite of all his woes he 
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still can kick!


[Chorus]
      G                      
I'm a three-legged man with a 
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two-legged woman
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Being chased across the country by 
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a one-legged fool
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Oh he's hoppin' and he's floppin' 
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but he shows no sign of stoppin'
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I tell you boys this life is hard 
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and cruel.


[Verse 4]
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Now he's ragged and he's filthy and
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 I'm feeling kinda guilty
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Especially in the evenings when I 
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hear him plead and beg
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He says in spite of all your 
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stealing friend I bear you no hard 
feeling
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“You can keep the durned old woman,
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 just please give me back my leg!
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'Cause although that leg you meant 
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to take was wooden
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In the dark by mistake you took my 
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good 'un!”


[Chorus]
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Now I'm a three-legged man with a 
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two-legged woman
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Being chased across the country by 
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a one-legged fool
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Oh he's hoppin' and he's floppin' 
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but he shows no sign of stoppin'
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I tell you boys this life is hard 
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and cruel.


[Chorus]
          G                       
Now I'm a three-legged man with a 
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two-legged woman
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Being chased across the country by 
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a one-legged fool
        G                        
Oh he's hoppin' and he's floppin' 
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but he shows no sign of stoppin'
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I tell you boys this life is hard 
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and cruel.