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{title:Orange And The Green, The} {artist:The Irish Rovers} {key: D} https://www.youtube.com/watch?vcTouKoOV80g {c: } {sos} Yes [D] it is the biggest [Bm] mix-up that [A] you have ever seen Me [G] father he was [D] orange and me [A] mother she was [D] green We [Bm] tried to smooth things over, but they [Em] all began to [A] fight And [G] me being strictly [D] neutral, I bashed [A] everyone in [D] sight {eos} Oh [D] it is the biggest [Bm] mix-up that [A] you have ever seen Me [G] father he was [D] orange and me [A] mother she was [D] green Oh me [D] father was an [Bm] Ulsterman, proud [A] Protestant was he Me [G] mother was a [D] Catholic girl, from [A] County Cork was [D] she They were [Bm] married in two churches, lived [Em] happily e-[A]nough Un-[G] til the day that [D] I was born and [A] things got rather [D] tough Oh [D] it is the biggest [Bm] mix-up that [A] you have ever seen Me [G] father he was [D] orange and me [A] mother she was [D] green Bap-[D] tised by father [Bm] Reilly, I was [A] rushed away by car To be [G] made a little orangeman, me [A] father's shining [D] star I was [Bm] christened David Anthony, but [Em] still in spite of [A] that To my [G] father I was [D] William while me [A] mother called me [D] Pat Oh [D] it is the biggest [Bm] mix-up that [A] you have ever seen Me [G] father he was [D] orange and me [A] mother she was [D] green With [D] mother every [Bm] Sunday to [A] mass I'd proudly stroll Then [G] after that the [D] orange lot would [A] try to save my [D] soul [Bm] Both sides tried to claim me, but [Em] I was smart be-[A]cause I [G] played the flute or [D] played the harp, de-[A]pending where I [D] was Oh [D] it is the biggest [Bm] mix-up that [A] you have ever seen Me [G] father he was [D] orange and me [A] mother she was [D] green {np} Now [D] when I’d sing them [Bm] rebel songs much [A] to me mother’s joy Me [G] father would jump [Bm] up and say “Look [A] here, William me [D] boy! That's [Bm] quite enough of that lot.", and he'd [Em] then toss me a [A] coin And he'd [G] have me sing The [D] Orange Flute or the [A] Heroes Of The [D] Boyne. Oh [D] it is the biggest [Bm] mix-up that [A] you have ever seen Me [G] father he was [D] orange and me [A] mother she was [D] green One [D] day me ma's [Bm] relations came [A] round to visit me Just [G] as me father's [D] kinfolk were all [A] sittin' down to [D] tea We [Bm] tried to smooth things over, but they [Em] all began to [A] fight And [G] me being strictly [D] neutral, I bashed [A] everyone in [D] sight Oh [D] it is the biggest [Bm] mix-up that [A] you have ever seen Me [G] father he was [D] orange and me [A] mother she was [D] green [D] My parents never [Bm] could agree a-[A] bout my type of school My [G] learning was all [D] done at home, that's [A] why I'm such a [D] fool They [Bm] both passed on, God rest them, but [Em] left me caught be-[A]tween That [G] awful color [D] problem of the [A] orange and the [D] green Oh [D] it is the biggest [Bm] mix-up that [A] you have ever seen Me [G] father he was [D] orange and me [A] mother she was [D] green Yes [D] it is the biggest [Bm] mix-up that [A] you have ever seen Me [G] father he was [D] orange and me [A] mother she was [D] green {sos} Yes [D] it is the biggest [Bm] mix-up that [A] you have ever seen Me [G] father he was [D] orange and me [A] mother she was [D] green We [Bm] tried to smooth things over, but they [Em] all began to [A] fight And [G] me being strictly [D] neutral, I bashed [A] everyone in [D] sight {eos}