Tom: D
D Bm A G D A D
[CHORUS]
D Bm A
Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
G D A D
Me father he was orange and me mother she was green
[VERSE 1]
D Bm A
Oh me father was an Ulsterman, proud Protestant was he
G D A D
Me mother was a Catholic girl, from County Cork was she
Bm A
They were married in two churches, lived happily enough
G D A D
Until the day that I was born and things got rather tough
[CHORUS]
D Bm A
Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
G D A D
Me father he was orange and me mother she was green
[VERSE 2]
D Bm A
Baptised by father Reilly, I was rushed away by car
G A D
To be made a little orangeman, me father's shining star
Bm A
I was christened David Anthony, but still in spite of that
G D A D
To my father I was William while me mother called me Pat
[CHORUS]
D Bm A
Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
G D A D
Me father he was orange and me mother she was green
[VERSE 3]
D Bm A
With mother every Sunday to mass I'd proudly stroll
G D A D
Then after that the orange lot would try to save my soul
Bm A
Both sides tried to claim me, but I was smart because
G D A D
I played the flute or played the harp, depending where I was
[CHORUS]
D Bm A
Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
G D A D
Me father he was orange and me mother she was green
[VERSE 4]
D Bm A
Now when I’d sing them rebel songs much to me mother’s joy
G Bm A D
Me father would jump up and say “Look here, William me boy!
Bm A
That's quite enough of that lot.", and he'd then toss me a coin
G D A D
And he'd have me sing The Orange Flute or the Heroes Of The Boyne.
[CHORUS]
D Bm A
Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
G D A D
Me father he was orange and me mother she was green
[KEY CHANGE]
[VERSE 5]
E C#m B
One day me ma's relations came round to visit me
A E B E
Just as me father's kinfolk were all sittin' down to tea
C#m B
We tried to smooth things over, but they all began to fight
A E B E
And me being strictly neutral, I bashed everyone in sight
[CHORUS]
E C#m B
Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
A E B E
Me father he was orange and me mother she was green
[VERSE 6]
E C#m B
Me parents never could agree about my type of school
A E B E
My learning was all done at home, that's why I'm such a fool
C#m B
They both passed on, God rest them, but left me caught between
A E B E
That awful color problem of the orange and the green
[CHORUS]
E C#m B
Oh it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
A E B E
Me father he was orange and me mother she was green
E C#m B
Yes it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
A E B E
Me father he was orange and me mother she was green
