You thought the lively man would die when you made the country dry When you made it so that he could not get not another drop of rye But I know that you will feel bad when you see what he had had When you see him coming with a lot of dope, if you listen I will tell you so Oh well, it's here he comes, I mean to tell you, here he comes He's got those jake limber leg blues Here he comes, I mean to tell you, here he comes He's got those jake limber leg blues When you see him coming, I am going to tell you If you sell him jake, you'd better give him a crutch, too Oh well, it's here he comes, I mean to tell you, here he comes He's got those jake limber leg blues Oh step on it Oh well, it's here he comes, I mean to tell you, here he comes He's got those jake limber leg blues Here he comes, I mean to tell you, here he comes He's got those jake limber leg blues He could be named Charley, and he could be named Ned But if he drank this jake, it will give him the limber leg Oh well, it's here he comes, I mean to tell you, here he comes He's got those jake limber leg blues