My son John was tall and slim And he'd a leg for ev'ry limb But now he's got no legs at all For he ran a race with a cannonball Whimmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da Whack fo' the riddle whimmy roo dun da Oh, were you deaf or were you blind When you left your two fine legs behind Or was it sailin' on the sea Wore your two fine legs right down to your knee Whimmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da Whack fo' the riddle whimmy roo dun da I was not deaf, I was not blind When I left my two fine legs behind Nor was it sailin' on the sea Wore me two fine legs right down to me knee Whimmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da Whack fo' the riddle whimmy roo dun da For I was tall, I was slim And I'd a leg for ev'ry limb But now I've got no legs at all They were both shot away by a cannonball Whimmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da Whack fo' the riddle whimmy roo dun da Whimmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da Whack fo' the riddle whimmy roo dun da