As I remember it the Steve Benbow version had the following - I've been singing it for years - along with a lot of other very silly songs (as my mate Baz says of me --'Head full of sh*te') A Boys Best Friend is His Mother. Peeping through the knothole of Grandpa's wooden leg Who'll wind the cat up when I'm gone Who cut the sleeves out of Grandma's woollen pants And a boy's best friend is his mother. Peeping through the knothole of Grandpa's wooden leg Who'll put the clock out when I'm gone Who cut the legs out of Grandma's woollen vest And a boy's best friend is his mother A horse stood around with his feet all on the ground Why'd they build the shore so near the ocean Go fetch the axe there's a flea on Lizzies ear And a boys best friend is his mother I fell from a window just forty stories high Caught my eyebrows on the windowsill The cellar's behind the door, Mary's room's behind the axe And a boy's best friend is his mother Dr.Sunshine (Dave Hunt)
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