Why Jake the Peg?

 

Jake the Peg was one of Rolf Harris’s most famous hits. He was in the charts   (then called the Hit Parade - yuk!) back in the 1960s. He still performs it to this day. Just follow the link to youtube below to see Rolf in action. My Jake doll dances brilliantly, as you can see below.

 

About Rolf Harris  

What can you say about Rolf? Absolutely everything!

He is a talented singer, songwriter, entertainer, artist, presenter to mention a few. But what is not widely known is that Rolf has a fondness for Jig dolls. One of his hits “Seth Davey” featured a jig doll, and Rolf has been seen at a Jig Doll party, playing his doll. You can see him performing Jake the Peg in Vancouver below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 of,
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.