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From: polivier@jrv.interax.net
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 06:55:19 -0500
- C O R P O R A L C L E G G -
The Pink Floyd
Words and Music by Roger Waters
Riff 1:
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Bend (1/4)
A C D A
Corporal Clegg had a wooden leg.
N.C. E7+9
He won it in the war in nineteen forty-four.
A C D A
Corporal Clegg had a medal, too,
N.C. E7+9
In orange, red and blue. He found it in the zoo.
Riff 2:
Bm F#
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Bend (1/4)
Bm F#
Dear, oh dear, oh, are they really sad for me?
Bm F# D
Dear, oh, dear, oh, will they really laugh at me?
D G
Missus Clegg, you must be proud of him.
D G
Missus Clegg, another drop of gin?
A Ab G D A7 D G D A7 D
A C D A
Corporal Clegg, umbrella in the rain.
N.C. E7+9
He's never been the same. No one is to blame.
A C D A
Corporal Clegg, received his medal in a dream
N.C. E7+9
From Her Majesty, the Queen. His boots were very clean.
D G
Missus Clegg, you must be proud of him.
D D
Missus Clegg, another drop of gin?
A Ab G
D A7
Corporal Clegg.
D
Corporal Clegg.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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SLIPKNOT FUCING Rhythm Player |
#1 by SLIPKNOT FUCING RULES!!!! v at Feb 8, 1970 at 9:33 AM EST |
| I love this song. I dont think we should go too much into its meaning, its just another psychedelic Floyd song, and its great :) | |
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dalton Average |
#2 by dalton hoffman at Sep 24, 1970 at 5:27 PM EST |
| I know a lot of people give Dave heat for writing the Dogs of War, but come on this is a horrible song. What was Rog thinking? | |
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patrick Average |
#3 by patrick chamberland at Aug 28, 1973 at 6:19 AM EST |
| The kazoo is the only reason I listen to this song. Don't be hating on my kazoo homies. Sorry, couldn't resist. | |
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Ryan Average |
#4 by Ryan Noffke at Jan 30, 1975 at 2:07 AM EST |
| I agree with Vannaroth. It's just a nice psychedelic song =D Perhaps some meaning in it, not as much as their later works. | |
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NIK Average |
#5 by NIK blaszczyszyn at Dec 21, 1977 at 4:50 AM EST |
| it's not that bad, Dave/waters/whoever wrote it was probably thinking about annoying war veterans or something. | |
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eric was here Professional Badass |
#6 by eric was here at May 3, 1980 at 4:05 AM EST |
| Well, my first take on this song was that this man, Corporal Clegg, was actually never in the war, but his mind has taken over, applying some sort of mental disorder. The lyrics state that he found his medal in the zoo applying that a simple object was translated into his mind as a medal. It also mentions Mrs. Clegg. I believe this lady is either his mother or wife, but most likely his mother. This shows that his lunacy is seen by her also as she may take some more to drink. | |
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Tyler Average |
#7 by Tyler at Apr 13, 1983 at 5:50 AM EST |
| i like this song o.O corporal cleeeegg | |
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Jordan Average |
#8 by Jordan S. at May 17, 1983 at 11:07 AM EST |
| Actually, I believe that this song has a lot more meaning than their other psychedellic work (mostly because Waters is beginning to dominate his role as songwriter and realize his later style). This song, is the most jolly fashion, forebears Waters' later ominous, nihilistic and darkly sarcastic themes that appear most strongly throughout '77-'83. Waters' sarcasm and disdain can be seem immediatly in the start of this song. "Corporal Clegg had a wooden leg / he won it in the war in nineteen forty four" 'Winning' a wooden leg in a war makes it all seem like a big game, furthered by the kazoo implementation. While I somewhat agree with the insanity theory, I think Waters is just demonstrating the frivoulousness of medals and awards. "Corporal Clegg had a medal too / in orange and blue, he found it in the zoo" "Corporal Clegg received his medal in a dream from Her Majesty the Queen, his boots were very clean" Clean boots obviously signify that Corporal Clegg actually did very little fighting, and was awarded this medal instead of the many whole truly lived through hell in WWII and received no recognition. Now that I think about it, these last lines remind me a lot of Forest Gump... I'll let you compare than one yourself. "Corporal Clegg, umbrella in the rain / he's never been the same but no one is to blame " All in all, this may be truly the first brick in the Wall. Shine on and be careful with that axe | |
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#9 by at Jun 11, 1984 at 8:26 AM EST |
| Nice little song. It's not brilliant but you can't compare it to the dire Dog's of War. At least this has a bit of spunk and drive. Dogs or War was a droning mess. | |
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h4c|< Average |
#10 by h4c|< ☺ at Dec 15, 1984 at 1:44 PM EST |
| Don't think too deeply on this one. What else does Syd write about? Nonsense. The good nonsense. It is funny as hell to me. This is an incredibly funny and simple song. | |
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Dan Average |
#11 by Dan Christopher at Dec 12, 1985 at 9:04 PM EST |
| Corperal Clegg is a great example of ... ummm.. dark wartime imagery infused with fizzy british psychedelia. A fun-filled cavalcade of Roger Waters mayhem to be enjoyed by the whole family. Poor old Mrs. Clegg. Another drop of gin, indeed. | |
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Eric Wanna Be |
#12 by Eric Canfield at Jul 29, 1987 at 9:26 AM EST |
| This song is awesome. Roger wrote it when thinking of his father who died in the war. | |
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Jonathan Rhythm Player |
#13 by Jonathan Matuszyk at Jul 15, 1989 at 5:17 AM EST |
| i can't believe the negative responses to this song! while a waters song it sounds like something syd barrett (RIP) would have written. the kazoo is annoying but the 'chorus' with "mrs. clegg.." is catchy; ok so it's missing some of the atmosphere of other SFOS songs but its disturbing theme but the lyrical theme is sound and the riffs capture the epitome of late 60's rock | |
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Celebrimbor Rhythm Player |
#14 by Celebrimbor Calaelen at Feb 8, 1991 at 2:14 AM EST |
| I think this song is about an old war vet that's kind of losing his mind. No one can really put up with him including his wife (Mrs Clegg, another drop of gin) and he basically exagerates everything from the war making himself out to be a hero (Won his medals in a dream) And the little kazoo orchestra is just kind of a characeteur of trumpets and military fanfare. | |
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ryan Lead Player |
#15 by ryan harney at Mar 12, 1991 at 1:27 AM EST |
| Roger has, for most of his writing career, had a thing about losing his father in the war. This is the earliest one I've identified, and I grew weary when The Final Cut appeared. I had a boring job in my late teens, looking after a large number of aircraft batteries which regularly came to me for maintenance. I named them all, using names from Floyd songs; when I ran out of them, I used entities from Bowie and Stones numbers, painting them in tiny letters on the ends of the cases. I didn't use Corporal Clegg. | |
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Mike Average |
#16 by Mike Dawgg at Dec 8, 1992 at 4:26 AM EST |
| i think this song is pretty good, its about a veteran and what he has to go trough after the war, he isnt appreciated, he is scared for life, its a sad song, at first i thougtht "what where they on when they wrote this song" but the more i listened to it the more i liked it | |
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Will Average |
#17 by Will Yost at Sep 2, 1993 at 2:40 AM EST |
| this song is awesome, if you dont like it try listening to it again. it's quick and painless and the kazoo puts me in a jolly mood | |
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Toni Average |
#18 by Toni at Sep 10, 1995 at 11:04 AM EST |
| Syd didn't write this song, and credit goes to Waters on the album. "Was Corporal Clegg on Saucerful Of Secrets a deliberate Hendrix-style sound that you were going for?" "No, not really. I didn't know what the hell I was trying to play at the time to be quite honest. I'd really no idea. What I was used to playing, the style I had, didn't fit Pink Floyd at the time, and I didn't really know quite what to do." - David Gilmour - Sounds "Guitar Heroes" Magazine, May 1983 | |
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jake Average |
#19 by jake battkoo at Oct 19, 1996 at 2:28 AM EST |
| I think that's one mean kazoo Gilmour plays. | |
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Secondhand Smok Wanna Be |
#20 by Secondhand Smoka at Jun 4, 1997 at 7:49 PM EST |
| This song seems sorta happy at the begining but then there's the part "Dear oh dear oh will they really laugh at me?" and "Corporal Clegg received his medal in a dream" I think it's about a man going insane.At first is says about his wooden leg and medal and then that it was a dream. Of course this is just my opinion. This is what I think about when I listen to this song. | |
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Super Average |
#21 by Super Q at Nov 27, 1997 at 9:44 PM EST |
| the kazoos make this a totally awesome song... i agree it's about war veterans or for some reason, this makes me think of pirates... but oh well it's awesome. | |
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Jeremy Rhythm Player |
#22 by Jeremy Dosser at Jul 31, 2005 at 7:02 PM EST |
| I get alot of shit for liking this song, but I do like it. I agree with what DarkSideoftheWall said. The kazoo solos remind me of a birthday party, although the song makes me sad. | |
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devon Average |
#23 by devon patterson at Jan 1, 2007 at 1:21 PM EST |
| this song was written when roger was demoted to bassist, he knew as well as everone else about his musical genius and when he was demoted he felt like a forgotten veteran and he conveys that feeling through corporal clegg | |
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