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Mrs. McGrath - Bruce Springsteen
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[verse1]
"Oh AmMrs. McGrath," the sergeant said,
"Would you Glike a soldier of your sGon, Ted?
With a scarlet cloak and a fine cocked hat,
Mrs. McGrath wouldn't you like thAmat?"
[chorsu]
With your too-Amri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa,
GToo-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, too-ri-aa, foGl-
Did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-ooAm-ri-aa
[verse2]
Mrs. AmMcGrath lived on the shore
And afGter seven years orG more
she spied a ship come into the bay
with her son from far awAmay
[verse3]
"Am;Oh, Captain dear, where have you been.
Have yoGu been out sailin' on the MediGteren'.
Have you any news of my son Ted.
Is he livin' or is he dAmead?"
[chorus]
[verse4]
Now caAmme Ted without any legs
And iGn their place two wooden pGegs
She kissed him a dozen times or two
Saying "My God Ted iAms it you?"
[verse5]
"AmNow were you drunk or were you blind
When yGou left your two fine legs beGhind?
Or was it walking upon the sea
That wore your two fine legs aAmway?"
[chorus]
[verse6]
&quoAmt;No I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind
When GI left my two fine legs beGhind.
a cannon ball on the fifth of May
Tore my two fine legs aAmway."
[verse7]
"NAmow Teddy boy," the widow cried
"YGour two fine legs was your motheGr's pride
Them stumps of a tree won't do at all
Why didn't you run from the cannon bAmall?"
[chorus]
[verse8]
All foAmreign wars, I do proclaim
Live oGn blood and a mother's pGain
I'd rather have my son as he used to be
than the king of America and his whole nAmavy
[chorus]