Em G Am C Em G Am G Em G "Oh, Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said Am C "Would you like to make a soldier out of your son Ted Em G With a scarlett coat, a big cocked hat Am G Mrs. McGrath, wouldn't you like that?" Em Am Em G Now, Mrs. McGrath lived on the sea shore Am C For the space of seven years or more Em G Till she saw abig ship sailing in the bay Am G "Here’s my son Ted, will you clear the way!" C With me too-rye-ay G Foddle-diddle-day Em Mrs McGrath wouldnt you like that? C With me toorye-ay G Foddle diddle day Em G Em Mrs McGrath wouldnt you like that? Em G Am C Em G Am G Em G "Oh captain dear, where have you been Am C Have you been to the Mediterranean Em G Will you tell me the news of my son Ted Am G Is the poor boy living or is he dead?" Em Am Em G Up came Ted without any legs Am C And in their place, two wooden pegs Em G She kissed him a dozen times or two Am G And said "My god, Ted is it you?" C With me too-rye-ay G Foddle-diddle-day Em Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? C With me toorye-ay G Foddle diddle day Em G Em Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? Em Am Em Am Em G "Now were you drunk or were you blind Am C When you left your two fine legs behind Em G Or was it while walking upon the sea Am G Wore your two fine legs from the knees away?" Em G "No, I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind Am C When I left my two fine legs behind Em G But a cannon ball on the fifth of May, Am G Tore my two fine legs and my knees away" C With me too-rye-ay G Foddle-diddle-day Em Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? C With me toorye-ay G Foddle diddle day Em G Em Mrs 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 G "All foreign wars I do proclaim Am C Between Don John and the King of Spain, Em G I’d rather have my son as he used to be Am G Than the King of France and his whole navy" Em G Am C Em G Am G With me too-rye-ay [first two lines voice only] Foddle-diddle-day Em Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? C With me toorye-ay G Foddle diddle day Em G Em Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? C With me too-rye-ay G Foddle-diddle-day Em Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? C With me toorye-ay G Foddle diddle day Em G Em Mrs McGrath didnt you like that? Em G Am C Em
