A humorous song from 1927. Words and music by Albert E. MacNutt.
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You all know “Pig-skin Peters”
He swam four thousand metres
In the great big swim the other day
He comes from Bird’s-Eye Centre
And when they saw him enter
They knew that he would win it right away
And you should have heard the women
When they saw this Pig-skin swimming
They thought it was a whale but it was him
For he swims just like the ferries
But he’s right there with the berries
This peppy Pig-skin Peters
The pride of Bird’s Eye Centre
The hero of a thousand icy swims
Chorus
You all know “Pig-skin Peters”
He swam four thousand metres
In the great big swim the other day
He comes from Bird’s-Eye Centre
And when they saw him enter
They knew that he would win it right away
And you should have heard the women
When they saw this Pig-skin swimming
They thought it was a whale but it was him
With his iron derby hat on
For it helps to keep the fat on
This peppy Pig-skin Peters
The pride of Bird’s Eye Centre
The hero of a thousand icy swims
Chorus
You all know “Pig-skin Peters”
He swam four thousand metres
In the great big swim the other day
He comes from Bird’s-Eye Centre
And when they saw him enter
They knew that he would win it right away
And you should have heard the women
When they saw this Pig-skin swimming
They thought it was a whale but it was him
For they coat his hide, with dripping
Just to keep his brains from slipping
This peppy Pig-skin Peters
The pride of Bird’s Eye Centre
The hero of a thousand icy swims