The Stanfields - Mrs mcgrath

^Em"Mrs McGrath," the sergeant said, "would you ^Glike a soldier of ^Dyour son Ted?" ^DScarlet coat, a big cocked hat, Mrs. McGrath would ^Emyou like that?" ^EmMrs. McGrath lived on the shore and ^Gafter seven ^Dyears or more ^DShe spotted a ship come into the bay with her son from ^Emfar away

^EmToo-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, ^Gtoo-rai-loo-rai-^Dloo-rai-eh ^DToo- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-^Emloo-rai-eh

^Em"Captain dear, where have you been, ^Gsailing the Mediterr^Danean? ^DHave you news of my son Ted? Is he living or ^Emis he dead?" ^EmThen Teddy boy came out with no legs and ^Gin their place, two ^Dwooden pegs ^DShe kissed him a dozen times or two and said, "My God Ted ^Emis it you?"

^EmToo-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, ^Gtoo-rai-loo-rai-^Dloo-rai-eh ^DToo- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-^Emloo-rai-eh

^Em"Were you drunk or were you blind, ^Gwhen you left your two fine ^Dlegs behind? ^DOr was walking upon the sea that tore your two fine ^Emlegs from thee?" ^Em"No I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind when I ^Gleft my two fine ^Dlegs behind. ^DA cannonball on the fifth of May tore my two fine ^Emlegs away."

^EmToo-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, ^Gtoo-rai-loo-rai-^Dloo-rai-eh ^DToo- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-^Emloo-rai-eh

^Em"Teddy boy," the widow cried, "your ^Gtwo fine legs were your ^Dmother's pride. ^DStumps of a tree won't do at all, you should've run from the ^Emcannonball." ^Em"All foreign wars," I do proclaim, ^G"live on blood and a ^Dmother's pain. ^DI'd rather my boy as he used to be then the king of the west and his ^Emnavy."

^EmToo-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, ^Gtoo-rai-loo-rai-^Dloo-rai-eh ^DToo- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-^Emloo-rai-eh