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"Dm;Oh, Mrs. McGrath,&Fquot; the sergeant said "WouldDm you like to make a soldier ouFt of your son Ted With a Dmscarlett coat, a Fbig cocked hat DmMrs. McGrath, wouldn't Fyou like that?"
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Now, DmMrs. McGrath lived Fon the sea shore For the Dmspace of seven Fyears or more Till she Dmsaw abig ship Fsailing in the bay &Dmquot;Here’s my son Ted, wiFll you clear the way!"
With me Ftoo-rye-ay FFoddle-diddle-day DmMrs McGrath wouldnt you like that? With me Ftoorye-ay FFoddle diddle day DmMrs McGrath wouldnt you Flike Dmthat?
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&quoDmt;Oh captain dear, wFhere have you been Have you Dmbeen to the MediterFranean Will you Dmtell me the news of Fmy son Ted Is the Dmpoor boy living or Fis he dead?"
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DmUp came Ted withFout any legs And Dmin their place, two Fwooden pegs She Dmkissed him a dozen Ftimes or two And Dmsaid "My god,F Ted is it you?"
With me Ftoo-rye-ay FFoddle-diddle-day DmMrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me Ftoorye-ay FFoddle diddle day DmMrs McGrath didnt you Flike Dmthat?
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"Dm;Now were you drunFk or were you blind When you Dmleft your two fine Flegs behind Or Dmwas it while walking uFpon the sea Wore your Dmtwo fine legs from the Fknees away?" "NDmo, I wasn't drunk aFnd I wasn't blind When I Dmleft my two fine Flegs behind But a Dmcannon ball on the Ffifth of May, Tore my Dmtwo fine legs and my Fknees away"
With me Ftoo-rye-ay FFoddle-diddle-day DmMrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me Ftoorye-ay FFoddle diddle day DmMrs McGrath didnt you Flike Dmthat?
"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?"
"Dm;All foreign waFrs I do proclaim BetDmween Don John and the FKing of Spain, I’Dmd rather have my son as hFe used to be Than the DmKing of France and his Fwhole navy"
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DmMrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me Ftoorye-ay FFoddle diddle day DmMrs McGrath didnt you Flike Dmthat?
With me Ftoo-rye-ay FFoddle-diddle-day DmMrs McGrath didnt you like that? With me Ftoorye-ay FFoddle diddle day DmMrs McGrath didnt you Flike Dmthat?
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