"I've Got Two Legs" is a song by the British comedy troupe

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that was composed by

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. It most prominently appears in the concert film ''

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'', the concert LP ''

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'' and the album ''

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''.Monty Python Sings – Monty Python : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic
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titled ''

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''. At the

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, and the O2 Arena the song followed the

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. Gilliam descended from the ceiling with a mandolin to perform the song. At the O2 the mandolin did however not feature but instead Gilliam performed the song in

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style, snapping his fingers. Invariably, as he tries to begin the second verse, he is shot by another character which, in the stage versions, graphically bursts open his entrails. On ''Monty Python Sings'', the voice who introduces the song ("And now Mr Terry Gilliam will sing for you "I've Got Two Legs.") can be heard after the shooting saying "Thank you."

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* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x5x8t0p1HM From Live at the Hollywood Bowl Monty Python songs Year of song missing Works by Terry Gilliam {{Comedy-stub