COD LIVER OIL AND ORANGE JUICE As sung by Hamish Imlach
Put together by D Chisholm
Capo on 3rd
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1) Em C G Em
Well, oot of the east, there came a hard man,
C C G
Ohhoohh, all the way from Brigton
Em Em G
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah,
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
2) Em C G Em
Well, he went intae a pub and he come oot paralytic,
C C G
Ohhoohh, VP and cider,
Em Em G
Aahhahh, what a hell of a mixture,
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
‘Sex rears its ugly head now!"
3) Em C G Em
Does this bus go to the Danister Palais?
C C G
Ohhoohh, I'm lookin' for a lumber,
Em Em G
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah,
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
"Eyes up the talent, and lo, and behold..."
4) Em C G Em
In the dancin' he met Hairy Mary,
C C G
Ohhohh, the floo'er o' the Gorbels,
Em Em G
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah,
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
Spoken: "He chats her up.."
5) Em C G Em
"Ah, noo, Mary, are ye dancin'?"
C C G
"Oh, no, it's jest the way I'm standin'"
Em Em G
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah,
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
"Rebuffed!"
6) Em C G Em
"Well, then, Mary, you're one in a million",
C C G
"Ohhohh, so's yer chances!"
Em Em G
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah,
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
"Rebuffed again!"
7) Em C G Em
"Well, then, Mary, can I run ye hame?
C C G
Ohhoohh, I've got a pair of sandshoes
Em Em G
Aahhaahh," yer hell of a funny..."
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
"Never say die; sways aboot non-chalantly pickin' his nails wi' 'is bayonet; an 'e
knocks 'er off!..."
8) Em C G Em
Well, doon through the back close, and intae the dunny,
C C G
Ohhoohh, it wasnae for the first time,
Em Em G
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah,
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
9) Em C G Em
Then oot came her mammy, she was goin' tae the cludgie
C C G
Ohhoohh, I buggered off Sharpish
Em Em G
Ahhahh, glory hallelujah,
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice.
10) Em C G Em
Noo Hairy Mary's lookin' for her hard man
C C G
Ohhoohh, he's joined the Foreign Legion
Em Em G
Aahhaahh, Sahara and ra camel
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
11) Em C G Em
Then Hairy Mary had a little baby,
C C G
Ohhoohh, his father's in the army,
Em Em G
Aahhaahh, glory hallelujah,
G B7 Em
Cod liver oil and the orange juice.