Pete Seeger – Mrs Mcgrath (Guitar)

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Here is one of the recordings on Spotify (I did follow youtube): https://open.spotify.com/track/6KMV5oAkDErarnm1v6kIlT Here is one of the recordings on youtube: Worked out on request for Bluemewtwo. If you like my "work" don't hesitate to add favorite or to give it the STARS it deserves (with explanation?). Here is the list of all the songs I did upload for UG: https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/contribution/3817887-frans.vanuytv/tabs?sort=-date&page=1&per-page=50 ATTENTION: You are experienced? Then you don't have to use Capo. USE TRANSPOSE BUTTON +1 ATTENTION: I did find many DIFFERENT versions with different lyrics, different tempo, different (false) [Chorus] (youtube 0:21)

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

[Verse 1]

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"Oh, Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said

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"Would you like a soldier out of your son Ted

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With a scarlett coat and a big cocked hat

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Mrs. McGrath, wouldn't you like that?"

[Chorus]

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

[Verse 2]

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So, Mrs. McGrath lived on the shore

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for the space of seven years or more

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'Till she spied a ship sailing in the bay

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With her son from far away" (lyrics NOK)

[Chorus]

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

[Verse 3]

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"Oh captain dear, where have you been

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Have you been sailing the Mediterranean

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Have you tidings of my son Ted

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Is he living or is he dead?"

[Chorus]

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

[Verse 4]

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Then up came Ted without any legs

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And in their place two wooden pegs

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She kissed him a dozen times or two

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And said "My god, Ted is it you"

[Chorus]

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

[Verse 5]

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"Now, was you drunk or was you blind

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When you left your two fine legs behind

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Or was it walking upon the sea

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That wore your two fine legs away?"

[Chorus]

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

[Verse 6]

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"No, I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind

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When I left my two fine legs behind

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But a cannonball on the fifth of May

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Tore my two fine legs away"

[Chorus]

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

[Verse 7]

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"My Teddyboy," the widow cried

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"Your two fine legs were your mothers pride

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Stumps of a tree won't do at all (LYRICS NOK)

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Why didn't you run from the big cannon ball?"

[Chorus]

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

[Verse 8] (Lyrics TOTALLY WRONG, please give nice correction)

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"All foreign wars I do proclaim

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Live on the blood and the mothers pain

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I'd rather have my son as he used to be

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Than the King of France and his whole navy"

[Chorus]

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a

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With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da,

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too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-a