Lyrics Three-Legged Man - Bobby Bare
Now
friends
you'd
never
guess
it
so
I
really
must
confess
it
I
just
met
the
sweetest
woman
of
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
Peg-Leg
Johnson's
wife
And
that
man
is
hard,
and
cold,
and
mean,
and
grim
And
he'll
catch
you
and
he'll
brain
you
with
his
artificial
limb"
But
next
morning,
bright
and
early,
I
stole
old
Peg-Leg'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
And
I
keep
on
running
faster,
but
he
won't
give
up
the
chase
And
I'm
running
through
the
mountains
with
his
bride
And
I
got
his
wooden
leg
here
by
my
side
I'm
a
three-legged
man
with
a
two-legged
woman
Being
chased
across
country
by
a
one-legged
fool
Though
he's
hoppin',
and
he's
flappin',
and
he
shows
no
sign
of
stoppin'
I
tell
you
boys
this
life
is
hard
and
cruel
Through
the
deserts,
and
the
valleys,
and
those
dark
Chicago
alleys
Cross
the
muddy
Mississippi
to
the
hills
of
Caroline
Through
the
mountains
of
Montana
and
the
swamps
of
Louisiana
Each
time
that
I
look
back,
he's
just
about
one
foot
behind
I
know
he
must
be
cold,
and
wet,
and
sick
But
in
spite
of
all
his
troubles,
he
can
kick
Oh,
he's
ragged,
and
he's
filthy,
and
I'm
feeling
kinda
guilty
'Specially
in
the
evening
when
I
hear
him
plead
and
beg
He
says,
"In
spite
of
all
your
stealing
friend,
I
bear
you
no
hard
feelings
You
can
keep
the
damned
old
woman
but
please
give
me
back
my
leg
'Cause
old
friend,
I
know
you
think
you
took
my
wooden
leg
But
in
the
dark,
you
made
a
mistake
and
you
took
my
good
leg"
I'm
a
three-legged
man
with
a
two-legged
woman
Being
chased
across
country
by
a
one-legged
fool
Though
he's
hoppin',
and
he's
flappin',
and
he
shows
no
sign
of
stoppin'
I
tell
you
boys
this
life
is
hard
and
cruel
I
tell
you
boys
this
life
is
hard
and
cruel
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