The Orange And The Green

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{soc}Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seenMy [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green [C]{eoc}
Oh, my [C]father was an Ulsterman, proud [G]Protestant was heMy [F]mother was a [C]Catholic girl from [G]county Cork was [C]sheThey were [Am]married in two churches, lived [G]happily enoughUn-[F]til the day that [C]I was born and [G]things got rather [C]tough{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seenMy [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green [C]{eoc}
Bap-[C]tized by Father Reilly I was [G]rushed away by carTo be [F]made a little [C]Orangemen, me [G]father’s shining [C]starI was [Am]christened David Anthony but [G]still in spite of thatTo my [F]father I was [C]William while my [G]mother called me [C]Pat{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seenMy [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green [C]{eoc}
With [C]mother every Sunday to [G]mass I’d proudly strollThen [F]after that the [C]Orange Lodge would [G]try to save my [C]soulFor [Am]both sides tried to claim me, but [G]I was smart becauseI’d [F]play the flute, or [C]play the harp de-[G]pending were I [C]was{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seenMy [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green [C]{eoc}
One [C]day me Ma's relations came [G]round to visit meJust [F]as my father's [C]kinfolk were all [G]sitting down to [C]teaWe [Am]tried to smooth things over, but they [G]all began to fightAnd [F]me being strictly [C]neutral I bashed [G]everyone in [C]sight{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seenMy [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]green [C]{eoc}
Now my [C]parents never could agree a-[G]bout my type of schoolMy [F]learning was all [C]done at home, that's [G]why I'm such a [C]foolThey [Am]both passed on, God rest 'em, but [G]left me caught betweenThat [F]awful colour [C]problem of the [G]Orange and the [C]Green{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}Oh, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seenMy [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]greenYes, it [C]is the biggest mixup that [G]you have ever seenMy [F]father he was [C]Orange, and me [G]mother she was [C]↓green{eoc}



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