Hey Webby, I thought it was a US Civil War song!

Way back when RH had a b-i-i-ig hit with it (early '70s?) my old musical pal Barrie Roberts got so fed up of hearing it that he wrote new words. At least there's nothing wrong with the tune!

TEN LITTLE TOES

Two little boys had two little toys,
Each had a cross-cut saw.
Gaily they played, sawing away,
and they ripped and they tore.
Then poor little Jack had a fearful mishap
As he hacked off his left-hand leg!
He hobbled abaout, screaming and shouting,
Till his young playmate said:

"Did you think I would leave you hobbling?"
And he hacked off his right leg too!
"Climb up here, Jack, a bit of cobbling
And you'll be just as good as new!
When we grow up we'll both be lumberjacks
And we'll cut down the trees in rows.
Do you think you will ever remember
When you had ten little toes?"

Long years passed, lumberjacks at last
Both of the boys became,
Sawing away until the fateful day
When the forest was all aflame.
Joe got caught, struggled and fought,
But he could not get away!
He'd resigned himself to a fiery death,
When he heard Jack say:

"Did you think I would leave you frying?"
And he hacked off Joe's legs too!
"Climb up here Joe and let's be flying,
For my tin feet will see us through!
Can't you see, Joe, I'm all a-trembling -
Do you think it's the fire's glow?
No, Joe - I'm remembering
When I had ten little toes!"

Enjoy!
Steve

Steve, the line break tag is
. is for bold. -Joe Offer-