Three Cripples Songtext
von Martin Carthy

Three cripples from London all out on the spree
They went down to the country
They ate they drank three down or more
And they swore somebody would pay the score

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And when the time to pay did come
They called the waiter into the room
Says one of them Here take charge of my eye
Says the other one Here lay these teeth by

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The waiter he ran downstairs in a fright
And he told his master with all of his might
Oh Lord if upstairs you had been
And you′d seen the sights that I've just seen


For they′re pulling out arms and eyes like fun (?)
And they're screwing their legs off one by one

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They sent for the parson to come to pray
To try to drive them all away
But nothing wouldn't do till a soldier came
For they didn′t value him nor his name

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Oh the soldier he smiled through all the spree
And he went and told the company
He says if they′d all go away
Their shots were all settled they'd nothing to pay

So they screwed on their legs and they hopped away

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