Mrs.McGrath
Fiddler's GreenVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
"Oh, Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said
"Would you like to make a soldier out of your son Ted
With a scarlett coat, a big cocked hat
Mrs. McGrath, wouldn't you like that?"
Now, Mrs. McGrath lived on the sea shore
For the space of seven years or more
Till she saw abig ship sailing in the bay
"Heres my son Ted, will you clear the way!"
With me too-rye-ay
Foddle-diddle-day
Mrs McGrath wouldnt you like that?
With me toorye-ay
Foddle diddle day
Mrs McGrath wouldnt you like that?
"Oh captain dear, where have you been
Have you been to the Mediterranean
Will you tell me the news of my son Ted
Is the poor boy living or is he dead?"
Up came Ted without any legs
And in their place, two wooden pegs
She kissed him a dozen times or two
And said "My god, Ted is it you?"
With me too-rye-ay
Foddle-diddle-day
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
With me toorye-ay
Foddle diddle day
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
"Now were you drunk or were you blind
When you left your two fine legs behind
Or was it while walking upon the sea
Wore your two fine legs from the knees away?"
"No, I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind
When I left my two fine legs behind
But a cannon ball on the fifth of May,
Tore my two fine legs and my knees away"
With me too-rye-ay
Foddle-diddle-day
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
With me toorye-ay
Foddle diddle day
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
"My Teddyboy," the widow cried
"Your two fine legs were your mothers pride
That stumps of a tree wouldnt do at all
Why didn't you run from the cannon ball?"
"All foreign wars I do proclaim
Between Don John and the King of Spain,
Id rather have my son as he used to be
Than the King of France and his whole navy"
With me too-rye-ay
Foddle-diddle-day
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
With me toorye-ay
Foddle diddle day
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
With me too-rye-ay
Foddle-diddle-day
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
With me toorye-ay
Foddle diddle day
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
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Readable chord sheet for Mrs.McGrath by Fiddler's Green
[Em] [G] [Am] [C] [Em] [G] [Am] [G] "Oh, [Em]Mrs. McGrath," the [G]sergeant said "Would you [Am]like to make a soldier out of [C]your son Ted With a [Em]scarlett coat, a [G]big cocked hat [Am]Mrs. McGrath, wouldn't [G]you like that?" [Em] [Am] Now, [Em]Mrs. McGrath lived [G]on the sea shore For the [Am]space of seven [C]years or more Till she [Em]saw abig ship [G]sailing in the bay "[Am]Heres my son Ted, will you [G]clear the way!" With me [C]too-rye-ay [G]Foddle-diddle-day [Em]Mrs McGrath wouldnt you like that? With me [C]toorye-ay [G]Foddle diddle day [Em]Mrs McGrath wouldnt you [G]like [Em]that? [Em] [G] [Am] [C] [Em] [G] [Am] [G] "Oh [Em]captain dear, where [G]have you been Have you [Am]been to the Mediter[C]ranean Will you [Em]tell me the news of [G]my son Ted Is the [Am]poor boy living or [G]is he dead?" [Em] [Am] [Em]Up came Ted with[G]out any legs And [Am]in their place, two [C]wooden pegs She [Em]kissed him a dozen [G]times or two And [Am]said "My god, Ted [G]is it you?" With me [C]too-rye-ay [G]Foddle-diddle-day [Em]Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me [C]toorye-ay [G]Foddle diddle day [Em]Mrs McGrath didnt you [G]like [Em]that? [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] "Now [Em]were you drunk or [G]were you blind When you [Am]left your two fine [C]legs behind Or [Em]was it while walking u[G]pon the sea Wore your [Am]two fine legs from the [G]knees away?" "No, I [Em]wasn't drunk and I [G]wasn't blind When I [Am]left my two fine [C]legs behind But a [Em]cannon ball on the [G]fifth of May, Tore my [Am]two fine legs and my [G]knees away" With me [C]too-rye-ay [G]Foddle-diddle-day [Em]Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me [C]toorye-ay [G]Foddle diddle day [Em]Mrs McGrath didnt you [G]like [Em]that? "My Teddyboy," the widow cried "Your two fine legs were your mothers pride [only drums in this verse] That stumps of a tree wouldnt do at all Why didn't you run from the cannon ball?" "All [Em]foreign wars I [G]do proclaim Bet[Am]ween Don John and the [C]King of Spain, Id [Em]rather have my son as he [G]used to be Than the [Am]King of France and his [G]whole navy" [Em] [G] [Am] [C] [Em] [G] [Am] [G] With me too-rye-ay [first two lines voice only] Foddle-diddle-day [Em]Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me [C]toorye-ay [G]Foddle diddle day [Em]Mrs McGrath didnt you [G]like [Em]that? With me [C]too-rye-ay [G]Foddle-diddle-day [Em]Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me [C]toorye-ay [G]Foddle diddle day [Em]Mrs McGrath didnt you [G]like [Em]that? [Em] [G] [Am] [C] [Em]