Biography:
Meet The Stanfields, a maelstrom of rock and roll, bluegrass, celtic and blues. Hailing from the gritty post-industrial towns of Nova Scotia, The Stanfields play every show like it's their collective last night on earth. Their kitchen party harmonies, thunderous rhythm section, high octane stage show and genuine chemistry have won over audiences clear across their tiny corner of the world.
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Other songs:
- A Free Country
- Afraid Of The World
- Antics
- Blacktop Blues
- Blow Winds Blow
- Carolina Reaper
- Crocodile Tears
- Dagger Woods
- Death And Taxes
- Desperation
- Dont Make Me Walk Away
- Dunvegans Drums
- Federal Hall
- Fight Song
- Footsteps In Sand
- For King And Country
- Fox In The Heather
- Ghost Of The Eastern Seaboard
- Hard Miles
- How Long Is The Road
- Invisible Hands
- Jack Of All Trades
- Jimmy No More
- Lady Argyle
- Lantern In The Window
- Let It Run
- Light
- Limboland
- Mainline
- Mariners Grave
- Modem Operandi
- Moneychangers
- Mrs Mcgrath
- Run On The Banks
- Ship To Shore
- Son Of A Landless Man
- Streets Of Gold
- Sunday Warships
- The Battle Of Nowhere
- The Bloody Dotted Line
- The Boston States
- The Dirtiest Drunk In The History Of Liquor
- The Marystown Expedition
- The Road To Guysborough
- Theres A Light
- Total Black
- Up The Mountain
- Vanguard Of The Young And Reckless
- Vermilion River
- Whistle And A Grin
- White Juan
- Will The Circuit Be Unbroken
- Your Flag Wont Save You Anymore
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INTRO: Em
VERSE
Em G D
"Mrs McGrath," the sergeant said, "would you like a soldier of your son Ted?"
D Em
Scarlet coat, a big cocked hat, Mrs. McGrath would you like that?"
Em G D
Mrs. McGrath lived on the shore and after seven years or more
D Em
She spotted a ship come into the bay with her son from far away
CHORUS (2x)
Em G D
Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
D Em
Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
Em G D
"Captain dear, where have you been, sailing the Mediterranean?
D Em
Have you news of my son Ted? Is he living or is he dead?"
Em G D
Then Teddy boy came out with no legs and in their place, two wooden pegs
D Em
She kissed him a dozen times or two and said, "My God Ted is it you?"
CHORUS (2x)
Em G D
Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
D Em
Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
INTERLUDE: Bm-D-A-Bm (2x) Em-G-D-Em (2x)
Em G D
"Were you drunk or were you blind, when you left your two fine legs behind?
D Em
Or was walking upon the sea that tore your two fine legs from thee?"
Em G D
"No I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind when I left my two fine legs behind.
D Em
A cannonball on the fifth of May tore my two fine legs away."
CHORUS (2x)
Em G D
Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
D Em
Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
SOLO: Em
Em G D
"Teddy boy," the widow cried, "your two fine legs were your mother's pride.
D Em
Stumps of a tree won't do at all, you should've run from the cannonball."
Em G D
"All foreign wars," I do proclaim, "live on blood and a mother's pain.
D Em
I'd rather my boy as he used to be then the king of the west and his navy."
CHORUS (2x)
Em G D
Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
D Em
Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
OUTRO: Bm-D-A-Bm (2x) Em-G-D-Em (4x)
VERSE
Em G D
"Mrs McGrath," the sergeant said, "would you like a soldier of your son Ted?"
D Em
Scarlet coat, a big cocked hat, Mrs. McGrath would you like that?"
Em G D
Mrs. McGrath lived on the shore and after seven years or more
D Em
She spotted a ship come into the bay with her son from far away
CHORUS (2x)
Em G D
Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
D Em
Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
Em G D
"Captain dear, where have you been, sailing the Mediterranean?
D Em
Have you news of my son Ted? Is he living or is he dead?"
Em G D
Then Teddy boy came out with no legs and in their place, two wooden pegs
D Em
She kissed him a dozen times or two and said, "My God Ted is it you?"
CHORUS (2x)
Em G D
Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
D Em
Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
INTERLUDE: Bm-D-A-Bm (2x) Em-G-D-Em (2x)
Em G D
"Were you drunk or were you blind, when you left your two fine legs behind?
D Em
Or was walking upon the sea that tore your two fine legs from thee?"
Em G D
"No I wasn't drunk and I wasn't blind when I left my two fine legs behind.
D Em
A cannonball on the fifth of May tore my two fine legs away."
CHORUS (2x)
Em G D
Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
D Em
Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
SOLO: Em
Em G D
"Teddy boy," the widow cried, "your two fine legs were your mother's pride.
D Em
Stumps of a tree won't do at all, you should've run from the cannonball."
Em G D
"All foreign wars," I do proclaim, "live on blood and a mother's pain.
D Em
I'd rather my boy as he used to be then the king of the west and his navy."
CHORUS (2x)
Em G D
Too-rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
D Em
Too- rai-eh-ful-diddly-eh, too-rai-loo-rai-loo-rai-eh
OUTRO: Bm-D-A-Bm (2x) Em-G-D-Em (4x)
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