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Mrs. McGrath - Bruce Springsteen ================================ [verse1]
"Oh DmMrs. McGrath," the sergeant said, "Would you Flike a soldier of your sCon, Ted?
With a scarlet cloak and a fine cocked hat,
Mrs. McGrath wouldn't you like thDmat?"
[chorsu]
With your too-Dmri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa, FToo-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, foCl- Did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-ooDm-ri-aa
[verse2]
Mrs. DmMcGrath lived on the shore And afFter seven years orC more
she spied a ship come into the bay
with her son from far awDmay [verse3] "Dm;Oh, Captain dear, where have you been. Have yoFu been out sailin' on the MediCteren'.
Have you any news of my son Ted.
Is he livin' or is he dDmead?"
[chorus] [verse4]
Now caDmme Ted without any legs And iFn their place two wooden pCegs
She kissed him a dozen times or two
Saying "My God Ted iDms it you?" [verse5] "DmNow were you drunk or were you blind When yFou left your two fine legs beChind?
Or was it walking upon the sea
That wore your two fine legs aDmway?"
[chorus] [verse6]
&quoDmt;No I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind When FI left my two fine legs beChind.
a cannon ball on the fifth of May
Tore my two fine legs aDmway." [verse7] "NDmow Teddy boy," the widow cried "YFour two fine legs was your motheCr's pride
Them stumps of a tree won't do at all
Why didn't you run from the cannon bDmall?"
[chorus] [verse8]
All foDmreign wars, I do proclaim Live oFn blood and a mother's pCain
I'd rather have my son as he used to be
than the king of America and his whole nDmavy
[chorus]