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Corporal Clegg had a wooden leg.

 He won it in the war in nineteen forty-four.

Corporal Clegg had a medal, too,

 In orange, red and blue. He found it in the zoo.

Dear, oh dear, oh, are they really sad for me?

Dear, oh, dear, oh, will they really laugh at me?

Missus Clegg, you must be proud of him.

Missus Clegg, another drop of gin?

Corporal Clegg, umbrella in the rain.

 He's never been the same. No one is to blame.

Corporal Clegg, received his medal in a dream

 From Her Majesty, the Queen. His boots were very clean.

Missus Clegg, you must be proud of him.

Missus Clegg, another drop of gin?

Corporal Clegg.

Corporal Clegg.