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"Oh, Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said"Would you like to make a soldier out of your son TedWith a scarlett coat and a big cocked 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 sea shoreFor the space of seven long years or moreShe spied a ship coming into the bay"Here's my son Teddy, wisha clear the way"[Chorus]"Oh captain dear, where have you beenOr have you been sailing on the MediterraneanHave you any tidings of my son TedIs the poor boy living or is he dead?"[Chorus]Then up came Ted without any legsAnd in their place, he had two wooden pegsShe kissed him a dozen times or twoLetras de canciones"Holy Moses, it isn't you"[Chorus]"Now were you drunk or were you blindWhen you left your two fine legs behindOr was it walking upon the sayWore your two fine legs from the knees 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 from the knees away"[Chorus]"Oh, Teddy my boy," the widow cried"Your two fine legs were your mammy's prideStumps of a tree wouldn't do at allWhy didn't you run from the big cannon ball?"[Chorus]"All foreign wars I do proclaimBetween Don John and the King of SpainI'd rather have my Teddy as he used to beThan the King of France and his whole navy"[Chorus] From Letras Mania