Lyrics to
3 Legs

Released by Paul Mccartney in 1971
From the Album: Ram |

This version of 3 Legs was released by Paul Mccartney in 1971.

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Well, when i walk, when i walk,
Walk my horse upon a hill.
Well, when i walk, walk, walk, walk,
Walk my horse upon a hill.
When i lay me down,
Will my lover love me still?

A dog is here,
A dog is there,
My dog he got three legs
But he can’t run.

Well, when i thought, well, i thought,
When i thought you was my friend.
When i thought, well, i thought,
When i thought you was my friend.
But you let me down, ho,
Put my heart around the bend.

A fly flies in,
A fly flies out,
Most flies they got three legs
But mine got one.

Well, when i fly, when i fly, when i fly,
When i fly above the clouds.
Oh, when i fly, when i fly, when i fly,
When i fly above the clouds.
You can knock me down, with a feather, yes, you could,
But you know it’s not allowed.

A dog is here,
A dog is there,
My dog he got three legs
But he can’t run.

My dog he got three legs, your dog he got none, uh, uh, uh,
My dog he got three legs, your dog he got none,
My dog he got three legs, your dog he got none.


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About Lyrics and 3 Legs by Paul Mccartney

The lyrics to 3 Legs are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Paul Mccartney used when the song was created in 1971. The lyrics to 3 Legs have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Paul Mccartney and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to 3 Legs by Paul Mccartney. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to 3 Legs" means the words set to the music of 3 Legs, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Paul Mccartney. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to 3 Legs and the lyrics to 3 Legs are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Paul Mccartney who came here looking just for the lyrics to 3 Legs, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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