Mrs. McGrath (Live)-Pete Seeger

[00:15.10]"Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said, [00:17.31]"Would you like to make a solider out of your son Ted? [00:20.70]With a scarlet coat and a big cocked hat, [00:22.87]And Mrs. McGrath, wouldn't you like that?" [00:26.22]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [00:31.56]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [00:37.20]Now, Mrs. McGrath lived on the shore [00:39.27]And after seven years or more [00:42.52]She spied a ship come into the bay [00:44.81]With her son from far away [00:48.25]"Oh captain dear, where have you been? [00:50.45]You've been sailing the Mediterranean. [00:53.52]Have you news of my son Ted? [00:55.77]Is he living or is he dead?" [00:59.04]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [01:04.22]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [01:10.16]Up came Ted without any legs [01:12.26]And in their place, two wooden pegs. [01:15.39]She kissed him a dozen times or two [01:17.99]And said, "My god, Ted is it you?" [01:20.86]"Now were you drunk or were you blind [01:22.99]When you left your two fine legs behind? [01:26.07]Or was it walking upon the sea [01:28.31]That wore your two fine legs away?" [01:31.54]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [01:36.64]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [01:42.08]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [01:47.24]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [01:52.63]"No, I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind [01:54.77]When I left my two fine legs behind. [01:57.87]A cannon ball on the fifth of May [02:00.27]TOre my two fine legs away." [02:03.18]"Oh, Teddy boby," the window cried. [02:05.67]"Your two fine legs were your mother's pride. [02:08.46]Stumps of a tree won't do at all. [02:10.62]Why didn't you run from the cannon ball?" [02:13.86]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [02:18.68]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [02:24.33]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [02:29.22]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [02:34.95] [03:06.35]"All foreign wars I do proclaim [03:08.78]Live on the blood and the mothers'pain. [03:11.76]I'd rather have my son as he used to be, [03:14.01]Than the King of America and his whole navy." [03:17.32] [03:19.00]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [03:24.67]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [03:29.79]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [03:34.87]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [03:40.14]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a [03:45.12]With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri,oor-ri-a