Irish Song Lyrics 
from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
ORANGE AND THE GREEN 
Oh me father was an Ulsterman, proud Protostant was he Me mother was a Catolic girl from County Cork came she They got married in two churches, lived happily enough Until the day that I was born an 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 
Oh baptised by father Rieley, I got rushed away by car To be made a little orangeman, me fathers 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 
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With mother every sunday to mass I'd proudly stroll And later on the orange lodge would try to save me soul Both sides tried to claim me,but I was smart because I'd play me flute or play me harp depending where I was 
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When I sing them old rebel songs, it is to me mothers joy My father would leap up and shout, look here William me boy Thats quite enough of that lad, he'd then toss me a coin And have me sing King Billy, and the hero's of the Boyne 
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One day me fathers kinfolk they came to visit me Just as me mothers relative were sitting down to tea We tried to smooth things over but they began to fight And being strictly neutral I bashed everyone in sight 
Chorus (1 verse break) Now me parents never could agree about me kind of school Me learning was all done at home no wonder I'm a fool They've both passed on god rest them,But they've left me caught between That awful colour problem of the orange and the green 
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