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