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The Orange And The Green

In the style of

Traditional

Lyrics

oh me father
was an ulster man
proud protestant
was he

me mother
was a catholic girl
from county cork
was she

they were married
in two churches
lived happily enough
until the day
that i was born
and things got
rather rough

oh it is
the biggest mix-up
that you have
ever seen
me father
he was orange
and me mother
she was green

baptized by
father reilly
i was rushed away
by car
to be made
a little orangeman
me father's
shining star

i was christened
david anthony
but still
in spite of that
to me father
i was william
while me mother
called me pat

oh it is
the biggest mix-up
that you have
ever seen
me father
he was orange
and me mother
she was green

with ma
every sunday
to mass
i'd proudly stroll
and after that
the orange lodge
would try
to save me soul

though both sides
tried to claim me
still i was smart
because
i'd play me flute
or play me harp
depending where i was

oh it is
the biggest mix-up
that you have
ever seen
me father
he was orange
and me mother
she was green

one day
me ma's relations
came 'round
to visit me
just as
me father's kinfolk
were all sitting down
to tea

we tried to
smooth things over
but they all began
to fight
and me
being strictly neutral
i bashed
everyone in sight

oh it is
the biggest mix-up
that you have
ever seen
me father
he was orange
and me mother
she was green

my parents
never could agree
about my
kind of school
me learning
was all done at home
that's why
i'm such a fool

they have both
passed on
god rest them
but they left me
caught between

that awful
color problem of
the orange
and the green

oh it is
the biggest mix-up
that you have
ever seen
me father
he was orange
and me mother
she was green

oh it is
the biggest mix-up
that you have
ever seen
me father
he was orange
and me mother
she was green

Details

  • Duration : 2:32
  • Key : D
  • Genre : Specialty
  • Year released : 1967
  • Language : English

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