Mrs. McGrath

[ti:Mrs. McGrath] [ar:Tommy Makem] [al:Irish Pipe & Tinwhistle Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.62]Mrs McGrath - Tommy Makem [00:01.88] [00:02.58]'Oh Mrs McGrath ' [00:03.95]The sergeant said [00:04.89]'Would you like to make a soldier [00:06.13]Out of your son Ted [00:07.17]With a scarlett coat [00:08.43]And a big cocked hat [00:09.30]Oh Mrs McGrath [00:10.15]Wouldn't you like that ' [00:11.52]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [00:13.79]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [00:15.89]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [00:18.12]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [00:20.14] [00:22.06]Now Mrs McGrath [00:23.42]Lived on the sea shore [00:24.41]For the space of seven long years or more [00:26.80]She spied a ship coming into the bay [00:28.91]'Here's my son Teddy [00:29.89]Wisha clear the way' [00:31.02]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [00:33.20]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [00:35.30]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [00:37.55]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [00:39.47] [00:41.64]'Oh captain dear where have you been [00:43.91]Or have you been sailing [00:44.94]On the Mediterranean [00:46.20]Have you any tidings of my son Ted [00:48.04]Is the poor boy living or is he dead ' [00:50.40]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [00:52.60]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [00:54.62]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [00:56.84]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [00:58.77] [01:00.86]Then up came Ted without any legs [01:03.44]And in their place [01:04.36]He had two wooden pegs [01:05.66]She kissed him a dozen times or two [01:07.67]'Holy Moses [01:08.67]It isn't you' [01:09.69]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [01:11.98]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [01:13.97]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [01:16.25]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [01:18.38] [01:20.50]'Now were you drunk or were you blind [01:22.46]When you left your two fine legs behind [01:24.84]Or was it walking upon the say [01:26.87]Wore your two fine legs [01:27.87]From the knees away ' [01:29.06]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [01:31.24]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [01:33.29]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [01:35.41]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [01:37.55] [01:39.65]'No I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind [01:41.93]When I left my two fine legs behind [01:44.21]A big cannon ball on the fifth of May [01:46.14]Tore my two fine legs [01:47.21]From the knees away' [01:48.33]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [01:50.61]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [01:52.53]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [01:54.81]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [01:56.90] [01:59.10]'Oh Teddy my boy ' [02:00.28]The widow cried [02:01.19]'Your two fine legs [02:02.20]Were your mammy's pride [02:03.43]Stumps of a tree wouldn't do at all [02:05.58]Why didn't you run [02:06.49]From the big cannon ball ' [02:07.71]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [02:09.88]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [02:11.82]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [02:14.02]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [02:16.03] [02:18.26]'All foreign wars I do proclaim [02:20.80]Between Don John [02:21.90]And the King of Spain [02:23.23] [02:24.24]I'd rather have my Teddy as he used to be [02:27.27]Than the King of France [02:28.66]And his whole navy' [02:30.07]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [02:32.75]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a [02:34.98]With your too-ri-a fol-di-diddle-da [02:37.97]Too-ri oor-ri oor-ri-a