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Irish Rovers - The Orange And The Green

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chorus :
oh , it ( C ) is the biggest ( Am ) mixup that ( G ) you have ever seen
me ( F ) father was an ( C ) orangemen , me ( G ) mother she was ( C ) green .

oh , me ( C ) father was an ( Am ) ulsterman , proud ( G ) protestant was he
me ( F ) mother was A ( C ) catholic and from ( G ) county cork was ( C ) she .
they were married in two ( Am ) churches and lived ( G ) happily enough
un ( F ) til the day that ( C ) i was born and ( G ) things got rather ( C ) tough .

( chorus )

bap ( C ) tized by father ( Am ) reilly i was ( G ) rushed away by car
to be ( F ) made a little ( C ) orangemen , me ( G ) fathers shining ( C ) star .
i was christened david ( Am ) antony but ( G ) still inspite of that
to me ( F ) father i was ( C ) billy while me ( G ) mother called me ( C ) pat .

chorus

with ( C ) mother every ( Am ) sunday to ( G ) mass id proudly stoll
and ( F ) after that the ( C ) orange lord would ( G ) try to save me ( C ) soul .
and both sides tried to ( Am ) claim me , but ( G ) i was smart because
id ( F ) play the flute , id ( C ) play the harp de ( G ) pending were i ( C ) was

( chorus )

and ( C ) when id sing those ( Am ) rebel songs much ( G ) to me mothers joy
me ( F ) father would jump ( C ) up and say look ( G ) here , now bill me ( C ) boy!
that’s quite enough of ( Am ) that lot . ” , he’d ( G ) toss me oer a coin
he’d ( F ) have me sing the ( C ) orange flute or the ( G ) heroes of the ( C ) boyne .

chorus

one ( C ) day me ma’s re ( Am ) lations came ( G ) round to visit me .
just ( F ) as my father’s ( C ) kinfolk were ( G ) sitting down to ( C ) tea .
we tried to smooth things ( Am ) over , but they ( G ) all began to fight .
and ( F ) me , being strictly ( C ) neutral , i kicked ( G ) everyone in ( C ) sight .

( chorus )

my ( C ) parents never ( Am ) could agree A ( G ) bout my type of school .
my ( F ) learning was all ( C ) done at home , that’s ( G ) why i’m such A ( C ) fool .
they’ve both passed on , god ( Am ) rest ’em , but ( G ) i was left between
that ( F ) awful colour ( C ) problem of the ( G ) orange and the ( C ) green .

repeat chorus x2

chorus : oh , it ( ) is the biggest ( ) mixup that ( ) you have ever seen me ( ) father was an ( ) orangemen , me ( ) mother she was ( ) green . oh , me ( ) father was an ( ) ulsterman , proud ( ) protestant was he me ( ) mother was ( ) catholic and from ( ) county cork was ( ) she . they were married in two ( ) churches and lived ( ) happily enough un ( ) til the day that ( ) i was born and ( ) things got rather ( ) tough . ( chorus ) bap ( ) tized by father ( ) reilly i was ( ) rushed away by car to be ( ) made a little ( ) orangemen , me ( ) fathers shining ( ) star . i was christened david ( ) antony but ( ) still inspite of that to me ( ) father i was ( ) billy while me ( ) mother called me ( ) pat . chorus with ( ) mother every ( ) sunday to ( ) mass id proudly stoll and ( ) after that the ( ) orange lord would ( ) try to save me ( ) soul . and both sides tried to ( ) claim me , but ( ) i was smart because id ( ) play the flute , id ( ) play the harp de ( ) pending were i ( ) was ( chorus ) and ( ) when id sing those ( ) rebel songs much ( ) to me mothers joy me ( ) father would jump ( ) up and say look ( ) here , now bill me ( ) boy! that’s quite enough of ( ) that lot . " , he’d ( ) toss me oer a coin he’d ( ) have me sing the ( ) orange flute or the ( ) heroes of the ( ) boyne . chorus one ( ) day me ma’s re ( ) lations came ( ) round to visit me . just ( ) as my father’s ( ) kinfolk were ( ) sitting down to ( ) tea . we tried to smooth things ( ) over , but they ( ) all began to fight . and ( ) me , being strictly ( ) neutral , i kicked ( ) everyone in ( ) sight . ( chorus ) my ( ) parents never ( ) could agree ( ) bout my type of school . my ( ) learning was all ( ) done at home , that’s ( ) why i’m such ( ) fool . they’ve both passed on , god ( ) rest ’em , but ( ) i was left between that ( ) awful colour ( ) problem of the ( ) orange and the ( ) green . repeat chorus x2
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