Jake the Peg

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"Jake the Peg" was a fictional three-legged man, played by Rolf Harris in the 1960s. The song was written in 1966 with Frank Roosen, a Dutchman in Vancouver, Canada. [1]

Jake wore a long coat that came down to the knees, and apparently had three identical legs. Part of the fun was trying to guess which leg was false, as he kept both hands in his pockets, one of which operated the extra leg. He would walk around the stage putting his middle foot forward, and then his two side feet, and at times would also stand on his middle leg and stick both outer legs out. While he was moving around the stage he a sang a song, which told of his life with three legs.

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Full lyrics available at http://www.rolfharris.com/music/lyrics_jakethe.htm