Bruce Springsteen - Mrs. McGrath Lyrics
"Would you like to make a soldier out of your son TedWith a scarlett coat and a big *****ed hatOh, Mrs. McGrath, wouldn't you like that?"Chorus:With your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-aWith your too-ri-a, fol-di-diddle-da, too-ri, oor-ri, oor-ri-aNow, Mrs. McGrath lived on the shoreFor the space of seven long years or moreShe spied a ship coming into the bayWith her son from far away""Oh captain dear, where have you beenYou?ve been sailing the MediterraneanHave you news of my son TedIs he living or is he dead?"ChorusUp came Ted without any legsAnd in their place, two wooden pegs,She kissed him a dozen times or twoAnd said "My god, Ted is it you""Now were you drunk or were you blindWhen you left your two fine legs behindOr was it walking upon the seaThat wore your two fine legs away?"Chorus"No, I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blindWhen I left my two fine legs behindA big cannon ball on the fifth of MayTore my two fine legs away""Oh, Teddyboy," the widow cried"Your two fine legs were your mothers prideStumps of a tree won't do at allWhy didn't you run from the big cannon ball?"Chorus"All foreign wars I do proclaimlive on the blood and the mothers painI'd rather have my son as he used to beThan the King of America and his whole navy"Chorus
