A humorous song from 1927.
Words and music by Albert E. MacNutt.
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Now Pig-Skin was a swimmer bold
And he went swimming after gold
He took his trainer and his cook
And they went training, in the brook
Strad Stubbs, he took to play the reels
And his pet duck to scare the eels
With his cigar, a coat of grease
You should have seen his speed increase
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 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
- Abe Apple John, his trainer wise
He knew Pig-skin would win the prize
He made Maria cook the grub
So Pig-skin wouldn’t feel the rub
Strad Stubbs, he pull’d a wise wise crack
Because he call’d the duck a ‘quack’
But Pig-skin didn’t turn a hair
He took the mumps a swell affair
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
Sung here by Vancha March: