INTRO: Em VERSE Em G D "Mrs McGrath," the sergeant said, "would you like a soldier of your son Ted?" D Em Scarlet coat, a big cocked hat, Mrs. McGrath would you like that?" Em G D Mrs. McGrath lived on the shore and after seven years or more D Em She spotted a ship come into the bay with her son from far away CHORUS (2x) Em G D Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh D Em Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh Em G D "Captain dear, where have you been, sailing the Mediterranean? D Em Have you news of my son Ted? Is he living or is he dead?" Em G D Then Teddy boy came out with no legs and in their place, two wooden pegs D Em She kissed him a dozen times or two and said, "My God Ted is it you?" CHORUS (2x) Em G D Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh D Em Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh INTERLUDE: Bm-D-A-Bm (2x) Em-G-D-Em (2x) Em G D "Were you drunk or were you blind, when you left your two fine legs behind? D Em Or was walking upon the sea that tore your two fine legs from thee?" Em G D "No I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind when I left my two fine legs behind. D Em A cannonball on the fifth of May tore my two fine legs away." CHORUS (2x) Em G D Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh D Em Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh SOLO: Em Em G D "Teddy boy," the widow cried, "your two fine legs were your mother's pride. D Em Stumps of a tree won't do at all, you should've run from the cannonball." Em G D "All foreign wars," I do proclaim, "live on blood and a mother's pain. D Em I'd rather my boy as he used to be then the king of the west and his navy." CHORUS (2x) Em G D Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh D Em Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh OUTRO: Bm-D-A-Bm (2x) Em-G-D-Em (4x)
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