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My son John was tall and slimHe had a leg for every limbNow he's got no legs at allFor they're both shot away with a cannonballWith me too rie ah, oh diddle dahWhack for the diddle diddle die dum dayOh, were you drunk or were you blindTo leave your two find legs behindOr was it walking upon the seaThat took your legs from the ground to the kneeWith me too rie ah, oh diddle dahWhack for the diddle diddle die dum dayWell, I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blindTo leave my two fine legs behindWas a cannonball and on the 5th of MayThat took my two fine legs awayWith me too rie ah, oh diddle dahWhack for the diddle diddle die dum dayAnd all the foreign wars I'll now denounceTwixt the king of England or the king of FranceI'd rather my legs where they used to beThan the king of Spain and his whole navyWith me too rie ah, oh diddle dahSongtexteWhack for the diddle diddle die dum dayFor I was tall and I was slimI had a leg for every limbNow I've got no legs at allAnd you can't win a race with a cannonballWith me too rie ah, oh diddle dahWhack for the diddle diddle die dum dayFor I was tall and I was slimI had a leg for every limb Aus Songtexte Mania