[Verse 1] Timber Tom sailed the stormy foam, With a wooden leg and a lust to roam, He lost the flesh in a tavern brawl, Defending a dame with one tooth and no shawl! [Chorus 1] Yo-ho-ho, hear the tavern shout! His leg clacked in, and the lights went out! He’d bang the floor with pride and glee: "My stump’s done more than most men’s three!" [Verse 2] That leg had tricks both bold and crude, A compass inside and a pipe for food, He'd stir his stew, he'd scratch his back, He even played dice with a rollin’ smack! [Chorus 2] Yo-ho-ho, hear the sailors roar! He'd peg the deck and charm the whores! He'd grin and growl with devilish cheer: "This leg’s been places—front and rear!" [Bridge] So if ye hear a rhythmic knock, Beneath the moans and creaks of dock, It's Tom returned, from sea or flame, Still tappin’ hearts with his wooden game! So if ye hear a rhythmic knock, Beneath the moans and creaks of dock, It's Tom returned, from sea or flame, Still tappin’ hearts with his wooden game! [Verse 3] He met a duchess in Port of Spain, Who swore she'd never walk the same, He tapped a rhythm on her bed, She screamed, “By God, it’s good as wed!” [Chorus 3] Yo-ho-ho, and a peg-leg dance! He thumped that floor and dropped his pants! A pirate bold, a leg of lore— More wood in bed than on the floor! [Outro] Now Tom is gone where sailors sleep, In Davy’s hold, down dark and deep. But when the hammocks swing just right, They say his peg still knocks at night…
