The Orange And The Green
Irish RoversVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Oh, it is the biggest mixup that you have ever seen
Me father was an Orangemen, me mother she was green.
Oh, me father was an Ulsterman, proud Protestant was he
Me mother was a Catholic and from county Cork was she.
They were married in two churches and lived happily enough
Un til the day that I was born and things got rather tough.
(Chorus)
Bap tized by father Reilly I was rushed away by car
To be made a little Orangemen, me fathers shining star.
I was christened David Antony but still inspite of that
To me father I was Billy while me mother called me Pat.
With mother every sunday to mass Id proudly stoll
And after that the orange lord would try to save me soul.
And both sides tried to claim me, but I was smart because
Id play the flute, Id play the harp de pending were I was
(Chorus)
And when Id sing those rebel songs much to me mothers joy
Me father would jump up and say Look here, now Bill me boy!
That's quite enough of that lot.", he'd toss me oer a coin
He'd have me sing The Orange Flute or the Heroes Of The Boyne.
One day me Ma's re lations came round to visit me.
Just as my father's kinfolk were sitting down to tea.
We tried to smooth things over, but they all began to fight.
And me, being strictly neutral, I kicked everyone in sight.
(Chorus)
My parents never could agree a bout my type of school.
My learning was all done at home, that's why I'm such a fool.
They've both passed on, God rest 'em, but I was left between
That awful colour problem of the Orange and the Green.
Repeat Chorus x2
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Readable chord sheet for The Orange And The Green by Irish Rovers
Oh, it [C] is the biggest [Am] mixup that [G] you have ever seen Me [F] father was an [C] Orangemen, me [G] mother she was [C] green. Oh, me [C] father was an [Am] Ulsterman, proud [G] Protestant was he Me [F] mother was a [C] Catholic and from [G] county Cork was [C] she. They were married in two [Am] churches and lived [G] happily enough Un [F] til the day that [C] I was born and [G] things got rather [C] tough. (Chorus) Bap [C] tized by father [Am] Reilly I was [G] rushed away by car To be [F] made a little [C] Orangemen, me [G] fathers shining [C] star. I was christened David [Am] Antony but [G] still inspite of that To me [F] father I was [C] Billy while me [G] mother called me [C] Pat. With [C] mother every [Am] sunday to [G] mass Id proudly stoll And [F] after that the [C] orange lord would [G] try to save me [C] soul. And both sides tried to [Am] claim me, but [G] I was smart because Id [F] play the flute, Id [C] play the harp de [G] pending were I [C] was (Chorus) And [C] when Id sing those [Am] rebel songs much [G] to me mothers joy Me [F] father would jump [C] up and say Look [G] here, now Bill me [C] boy! That's quite enough of [Am] that lot.", he'd [G] toss me oer a coin He'd [F] have me sing The [C] Orange Flute or the [G] Heroes Of The [C] Boyne. One [C] day me Ma's re [Am] lations came [G] round to visit me. Just [F] as my father's [C] kinfolk were [G] sitting down to [C] tea. We tried to smooth things [Am] over, but they [G] all began to fight. And [F] me, being strictly [C] neutral, I kicked [G] everyone in [C] sight. (Chorus) My [C] parents never [Am] could agree a [G] bout my type of school. My [F] learning was all [C] done at home, that's [G] why I'm such a [C] fool. They've both passed on, God [Am] rest 'em, but [G] I was left between That [F] awful colour [C] problem of the [G] Orange and the [C] Green. Repeat Chorus x2