{t:The Orange And The Green}
{st:Irish Rovers}
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Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seen
My [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green [C]
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Oh, my [C]father was an Ulsterman, proud [G]Protestant was he
My [F]mother was a [C]Catholic girl from [G]county Cork was [C]she
They were [Am]married in two churches, lived [G]happily enough
Un-[F]til the day that [C]I was born and [G]things got rather [C]tough
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Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seen
My [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green [C]
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Bap-[C]tized by Father Reilly I was [G]rushed away by car
To be [F]made a little [C]Orangemen, me [G]father’s shining [C]star
I was [Am]christened David Anthony but [G]still in spite of that
To my [F]father I was [C]William while my [G]mother called me [C]Pat
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Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seen
My [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green [C]
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With [C]mother every Sunday to [G]mass I’d proudly stroll
Then [F]after that the [C]Orange Lodge would [G]try to save my [C]soul
For [Am]both sides tried to claim me, but [G]I was smart because
I’d [F]play the flute, or [C]play the harp de-[G]pending were I [C]was
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Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seen
My [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green [C]
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One [C]day me Ma's relations came [G]round to visit me
Just [F]as my father's [C]kinfolk were all [G]sitting down to [C]tea
We [Am]tried to smooth things over, but they [G]all began to fight
And [F]me being strictly [C]neutral I bashed [G]everyone in [C]sight
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Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seen
My [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green [C]
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Now my [C]parents never 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 [Am]both passed on, God rest 'em, but [G]left me caught between
That [F]awful colour [C]problem of the [G]Orange and the [C]Green
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Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seen
My [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green
Yes, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seen
My [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]↓green
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{t:The Orange And The Green}
