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     Em (022000@1)               G"Oh, (320003@1)Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said
           Am (x02210@1)                          C"Would (x32010@1)you like to make a soldier out of your son Ted
       Em (022000@1)             GWith (320003@1)a scarlett coat, a big cocked hat
Am (x02210@1)                   GMrs. (320003@1)McGrath, wouldn't you like that?"

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     Em (022000@1)               GNow, (320003@1)Mrs. McGrath lived on the sea shore
        Am (x02210@1)           CFor (x32010@1)the space of seven years or more
         Em (022000@1)          GTill (320003@1)she saw abig ship sailing in the bay
 Am (x02210@1)                        G"Here's (320003@1)my son Ted, will you clear the way!"

        CWith (x32010@1)me too-rye-ay
GFoddle-diddle-day (320003@1)Em (022000@1)                
Mrs McGrath wouldnt you like that?
        CWith (x32010@1)me toorye-ay
GFoddle (320003@1)diddle day
Em (022000@1)                    G (320003@1)  EmMrs (022000@1)McGrath wouldnt you like that?

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    Em (022000@1)                G"Oh (320003@1)captain dear, where have you been
         Am (x02210@1)               CHave (x32010@1)you been to the Mediterranean
         Em (022000@1)                GWill (320003@1)you tell me the news of my son Ted
       Am (x02210@1)               GIs (320003@1)the poor boy living or is he dead?"

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Em (022000@1)            GUp (320003@1)came Ted without any legs
    Am (x02210@1)                CAnd (x32010@1)in their place, two wooden pegs
    Em (022000@1)               GShe (320003@1)kissed him a dozen times or two
    Am (x02210@1)              GAnd (320003@1)said "My god, Ted is it you?"

        CWith (x32010@1)me too-rye-ay
GFoddle-diddle-day (320003@1)Em (022000@1)        
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
        CWith (x32010@1)me toorye-ay
GFoddle (320003@1)diddle day
Em (022000@1)                  G (320003@1)  EmMrs (022000@1)McGrath didnt you like that?

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     Em (022000@1)              G"Now (320003@1)were you drunk or were you blind
         Am (x02210@1)               CWhen (x32010@1)you left your two fine legs behind
   Em (022000@1)                  GOr (320003@1)was it while walking upon the sea
          Am (x02210@1)                   GWore (320003@1)your two fine legs from the knees away?"
       Em (022000@1)               G"No, (320003@1)I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind
       Am (x02210@1)             CWhen (x32010@1)I left my two fine legs behind
      Em (022000@1)               GBut (320003@1)a cannon ball on the fifth of May,
        Am (x02210@1)                 GTore (320003@1)my two fine legs and my knees away"

        CWith (x32010@1)me too-rye-ay
GFoddle-diddle-day (320003@1)Em (022000@1)        
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
        CWith (x32010@1)me toorye-ay
GFoddle (320003@1)diddle day
Em (022000@1)                  G (320003@1)  EmMrs (022000@1)McGrath didnt you like that?


"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 (022000@1)           G"All (320003@1)foreign wars I do proclaim
   Am (x02210@1)                  CBetween (x32010@1)Don John and the King of Spain,
    Em (022000@1)                     GI'd (320003@1)rather have my son as he used to be
         Am (x02210@1)                   GThan (320003@1)the King of France and his whole navy"

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With me too-rye-ay                [first two lines voice only]
Foddle-diddle-day
Em (022000@1)        
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
        CWith (x32010@1)me toorye-ay
GFoddle (320003@1)diddle day
Em (022000@1)                  G (320003@1)  EmMrs (022000@1)McGrath didnt you like that?

        CWith (x32010@1)me too-rye-ay
GFoddle-diddle-day (320003@1)Em (022000@1)        
Mrs McGrath didnt you like that?
        CWith (x32010@1)me toorye-ay
GFoddle (320003@1)diddle day
Em (022000@1)                  G (320003@1)  EmMrs (022000@1)McGrath didnt you like that?

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