Shel Silverstein - Three-Legged Man lyrics

Now friends you'd never guess it So I might as well confess it I just met the sweetest woman of my long dismal life And a friend of mine says buddy In case your mind is muddy Don't you know that girl you're talkin' to is Peg Leg Johnson's wife? That man is big and ugly and he's mean and grim And he's gonna kick your a** with his artificial limb But next morning bright and early I ran off with 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 hoppin' after And I keep on runnin' faster but he won't give up the chase And I'm running around the mountain with his bride And I got his goddamn leg here by my side (CHORUS) And I'm a three-legged man with a two-legged woman Being chased 'round the country by a one-legged fool He's a hoppin' and a floppin' and he shows No sign of stoppin' And I tell you boys this life is hard and cruel From the mountains and valleys Across the dark Chicago alleys From the Rocky Mountain waters To the hills of Caroline In and out of Pennsylvania Up and down the Allegheny Every time I turn around He is just one foot behind And I know he's gettin' tired and wet and sick But in spite of all his problems he can't kick And I'm a three-legged man with a two-legged woman Being chased 'round the country by a one-legged fool He's a hoppin' and a floppin' and he shows No sign of stoppin' And I tell you boys this life is hard and cruel He must be ragged and filthy by now And I've been feeling sorta guilty ever since That morning last week When I heard him plead and beg Says in spite of all your stealin' I won't bear you any hard feelings I know Margie doesn't love me, but give me back my leg Because although the leg you meant to take was wooden In the dark there by mistake you took the good one And I'm a three-legged man with a two-legged woman Being chased 'round the country by a one-legged fool He's a hoppin' and a floppin' and he shows No sign of stoppin' And I tell you boys this life And I tell you boys this life And I tell you boys this life is hard and cruel