Octopuses Leg
to the tune of Herrings Head
Original words by Malcolm Austin

What shall I do with my Octopuses leg?
Not much I'm thinking
Turn it into a nice fried egg.

Nice fried egg, Octopus' leg
And all such things.
Of all the things that live in the sea
The octopus is no use to me.

Now what shall I do with my octopuses leg?
Not much I'm thinking
Turn it into a fine[?] clothes peg.

Fine clothes peg, nice fried egg etc

Now what shall I do with my octopuses leg?
Not much I'm thinking
Turn it into A bowl to beg
etc

Now what shall I do with my octopuses leg?
Not much I'm thinking.
Turn it into a coat for old Meg
etc

What shall I do with muy octopuses other 4 legs?
Not much I'm thinking
Turn them into a small beer keg
etc

What shall I do with my Octopuses head?
Not much I'm thinking.
Throw it away and buy a herring instead.