Pete Seeger

Legs
When I had the legs of a strong young boy, To run through the woods was all my joy. I would run like a deer and jump like a goat And a young boy's song rang in my throat. [Chorus:] I got the world in a jug, I got the world in a jug, I got the world in a jug, And the stopper in my hand! When I had the legs of a strong young man, They carried me all over this troubled land. I was much too young for care or woe And I always sang wherever I'd go. [Chorus] I soon had the aches of an older man Who liked to snooze on the old divan Or do a little work with a shovel and hoe And whistle a tune from long ago. [Chorus] Now I have no legs, no legs at all; SongtexteI live in a chair, with an old man's shawl Feeling like an old and useless ruin, But once in a while I hum a little tune. [Chorus] Aus Songtexte Mania