Mrs. McGraw," the captain said,
"would you like to make a pirate
out of your son, Ted?
With a scarlet coat and a tri-corn hat,
Mrs. McGraw wouldn't you like that?"
Mrs. McGraw lived by the shore
for the space of seven long years or more
She saw a ship sail into the bay
"Here's my son won't you clear the way."
"Now listen," exclaimed Captain Paul
"we need your son to answer the call.
Here's three quid, I assure matter's small.
Make your mark here, now Mrs McGraw!"
Captain Dear, where have you been?
Have you been out sailing on the Mediterranean?
Can you tell me news of me son Ted?
Is he living or is he dead?
Then out comes Ted without any legs
And in their place are two wooden pegs
She kissed him a dozen times or two
Saying "My son Ted is it really you?"
"O were you drunk or were you blind
when you left your two fine legs behind?
Or was it walking on the sea
That wore your two fine legs from the knees away?"
"Now listen," exclaimed Captain Paul
"we need your son to answer the call.
Here's three quid, I assure matter's small.
Make your mark here, now Mrs McGraw!"
"No I wasn't drunk, no I wasn't blind
When I left my two fine legs behind.
For a cannon ball on the fifth of May
Took my two fine legs from the knees away."
With your too-rye-ah
Foddle-diddle-dah
With your too-rye-ah
Foddle-diddle-dah
With your too-rye-ah
Foddle-diddle-dah
With your toorye oorye oorye-ah
"Ah Danny boy" the old widow cried
"your two fine legs were your mama's pride.
Them stumps of trees won't do at all.
Why didn't you run from the big cannon ball"
"All foreign war, I do proclaim
Between Don Jaun and the King of Spain
Here on in I'll make them rue the time
They took the legs from the son of mine."
"Now listen," exclaimed Captain Paul
"we need your son to answer the call.
Here's three quid, I assure matter's small.
Make your mark here, now Mrs McGraw!"
"Now listen," exclaimed Captain Paul
"we need your son to answer the call.
Here's three quid, I assure matter's small.
Make your mark here, now Mrs McGraw!"