The Orange And The Green
CHORUS:
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen,
Me father he was Orange and me mother she was Green.
Me father was an Ulsterman, broad 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.
CHORUS: Oh, it is the biggest.....
With mother every Sunday to mass I'd proudly stroll,
And after that the Orange Lodge would try to save my soul.
They both would try to claim me, but I was smart because,
I'd play the flute or play the
harp, Depending where I was.
CHORUS: Oh, it is the biggest.....
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 began to fight,
And me being strictly neutral, I bashed everyone in sight.
CHORUS ... Oh, it is the biggest.....
Me parents never could agree about me type of school,
Me learning was all done at home, that's why I'm such a fool.
They both passed on, God rest 'em, and left me torn between,
That awful colour problem of the Orange and the Green.
CHORUS: Oh, it is the biggest....