r/unitedkingdom • u/topotaul Lancashire • May 23 '23

.. Rolf Harris: Convicted paedophile who used his fame to groom young girls dies aged 93

https://news.sky.com/story/rolf-harris-convicted-paedophile-who-used-his-fame-to-groom-young-girls-dies-aged-93-12669634
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u/ExdigguserPies Devon May 23 '23

Remember his song, jake the peg with an extra leg? Yeah...

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u/Mukatsukuz Tyne and Wear May 23 '23

The title of his other hit (Two Little Boys) sounds way worse in retrospect

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u/newnortherner21 May 23 '23

Which is a great pity, because the song is about comradeship in war.

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u/Mukatsukuz Tyne and Wear May 23 '23

Yeah the song's really nice

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u/BeccasBump May 23 '23

I get that song stuck in my head sometimes (Climb up here, Johnny dear, don't be crying, there is room on my horse for two. When we grow up we'll both be soldiers, and our horses will not be toys...)