Bruce Springsteen - Mrs Mcgrath

mrs . mcgrath – bruce springsteen
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[ verse1 ]
Dm
“oh mrs . mcgrath , ” the sergeant said ,
F C
“would you like a soldier of your son , ted?

with a scarlet cloak and a fine cocked hat ,
Dm
mrs . mcgrath wouldn’t you like that?”

[ chorsu ]
Dm
with your too – ri – aa , fol – did – dle – di – aa ,
F C
too – ri – oo – ri – oo – ri – aa , too – ri – aa , fol –
Dm
did – dle – di – aa , too – ri – oo – ri – oo – ri – aa

[ verse2 ]
Dm
mrs . mcgrath lived on the shore
F C
and after seven years or more

she spied a ship come into the bay
Dm
with her son from far away

[ verse3 ]
Dm
“oh , captain dear , where have you been .
F C
have you been out sailin’ on the mediteren’ .

have you any news of my son ted .
Dm
is he livin’ or is he dead?”

[ chorus ]

[ verse4 ]
Dm
now came ted without any legs
F C
and in their place two wooden pegs

she kissed him a dozen times or two
Dm
saying “my god ted is it you?”

[ verse5 ]
Dm
“now were you drunk or were you blind
F C
when you left your two fine legs behind?

or was it walking upon the sea
Dm
that wore your two fine legs away?”

[ chorus ]

[ verse6 ]
Dm
“no i wasn’t drunk and i wasn’t blind
F C
when i left my two fine legs behind .

a cannon ball on the fifth of may
Dm
tore my two fine legs away . ”

[ verse7 ]
Dm
“now teddy boy , ” the widow cried
F C
“your two fine legs was your mother’s pride

them stumps of a tree won’t do at all
Dm
why didn’t you run from the cannon ball?”

[ chorus ]

[ verse8 ]
Dm
all foreign wars , i do proclaim
F C
live on blood and a mother’s pain

i’d rather have my son as he used to be
Dm
than the king of america and his whole navy

[ chorus ]