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"Em;Oh, Mrs. McGrath,&Gquot; the sergeant said "WouldAm you like to make a soldier ouCt of your son Ted With a Emscarlett coat, a Gbig cocked hat AmMrs. McGrath, wouldn't Gyou like that?"
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Now, EmMrs. McGrath lived Gon the sea shore For the Amspace of seven Cyears or more Till she Emsaw abig ship Gsailing in the bay &Amquot;Here’s my son Ted, wiGll you clear the way!"
With me Ctoo-rye-ay GFoddle-diddle-day EmMrs McGrath wouldnt you like that? With me Ctoorye-ay GFoddle diddle day EmMrs McGrath wouldnt you Glike Emthat?
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&quoEmt;Oh captain dear, wGhere have you been Have you Ambeen to the MediterCranean Will you Emtell me the news of Gmy son Ted Is the Ampoor boy living or Gis he dead?"
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EmUp came Ted withGout any legs And Amin their place, two Cwooden pegs She Emkissed him a dozen Gtimes or two And Amsaid "My god,G Ted is it you?"
With me Ctoo-rye-ay GFoddle-diddle-day EmMrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me Ctoorye-ay GFoddle diddle day EmMrs McGrath didnt you Glike Emthat?
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"Em;Now were you drunGk or were you blind When you Amleft your two fine Clegs behind Or Emwas it while walking uGpon the sea Wore your Amtwo fine legs from the Gknees away?" "NEmo, I wasn't drunk aGnd I wasn't blind When I Amleft my two fine Clegs behind But a Emcannon ball on the Gfifth of May, Tore my Amtwo fine legs and my Gknees away"
With me Ctoo-rye-ay GFoddle-diddle-day EmMrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me Ctoorye-ay GFoddle diddle day EmMrs McGrath didnt you Glike Emthat?
"My Teddyboy," the widow cried "Your two fine legs were your mother’s pride [only drums in this verse] That stumps of a tree wouldn’t do at all Why didn't you run from the cannon ball?"
"Em;All foreign waGrs I do proclaim BetAmween Don John and the CKing of Spain, I’Emd rather have my son as hGe used to be Than the AmKing of France and his Gwhole navy"
Em G Am C Em G Am G With me too-rye-ay [first two lines voice only] Foddle-diddle-day
EmMrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me Ctoorye-ay GFoddle diddle day EmMrs McGrath didnt you Glike Emthat?
With me Ctoo-rye-ay GFoddle-diddle-day EmMrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me Ctoorye-ay GFoddle diddle day EmMrs McGrath didnt you Glike Emthat?
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