Peg Legged Father Lyrics

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I'm your peg-legged father
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You're my darling daughter
You're my darling daughter
I'm your peg-legged father
What has become
Of your cold-hearted mother?
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I'm the man who raised you
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Her absence never fazed you
Her absence never fazed you
I'm the man who raised you
Your mother tried to kill us both
But her bullet only grazed you

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Her second bullet got me
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Your wicked mother shot me
Your wicked mother shot me
Her second bullet got me
A weaker man would have fallen
To the ground, but not me
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She got me in the leg
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That's how I got the peg
That's how I got the peg
She shot me in the leg
I grabbed her by the neck
And pushed her down
And made her beg

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I heard your mother curse me
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But the bleeding made me thirsty
I heard your mother curse me
But the bleeding made me thirsty
That's why I let go
Of your mother's neck
And showed her mercy
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She up and ran away
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A year ago today
Her letter came today
Her letter came today
What did it say?
Oh, what did it say?
What did it say?
What did the letter say?
What did it say?
What did it say?