Misc Traditional – The Orange And The Green (Guitar)

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************************************ a.k.a. The Biggest Mix-Up Written By: Anthony Murphy Famous Recordings Include: Paddy Reilly, The Wolfe Tones, and The Irish Rovers. Played to the tune of The Rising of The Moon / The Wearing of The Green [Verse 1]
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Oh my father was an Ulsterman, proud Protestant was he

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My mother was a Catholic girl, from County Cork was she

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They were married in two churches, lived happily enough

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Until the day that I was born and things got rather tough
[Chorus]
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Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen

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My father he was orange and my mother she was green
[Verse 2]
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Oh baptised by Fr. Reilly, I got rushed away by car

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To be made a little orangeman, my father's shining star

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I was christened David Anthony, but still in spite of that

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To my father I was William while my mother called me Pat
[Chorus]
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Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen

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My father he was orange and my mother she was green
[Verse 3]
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Off to mass every Sunday with ma I'd proudly stroll

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And after that the orange lodge would try to save my soul

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Well I'd go along with both of them, for I was smart because

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I'd play me harp or play me flute depending where I was
[Chorus]
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Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen

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My father he was orange and my mother she was green
[Verse 4]
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Now when I sing them rebel songs much to my mother's joy

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My father he'd look up and shout look here William me boy

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That's quite enough of that lot, he'd then toss me a coin

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And have me sing King Billy and the heroes of the Boyne
[Chorus]
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Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen

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My father he was orange and my mother she was green
[Verse 5]
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Well they've both passed on God rest them

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And left me caught between

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The aweful colour problem

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Of the Orange and the Green
[Chorus]
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Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen

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My father he was orange and my mother she was green