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Cod Liver Oil And Orange Juice by Hamish Imlach
Cod Liver Oil And Orange Juice
Capo on 3rd
[1] = an approximation. If you're looking for a lumber (or a "bag-off"),
you're out for the night hoping to hook up with a member off the opposite
sex with a view to having a (often temporary) sexual liaison.
[2] = dunny: a passage or basement in a tenement building.
[3] = cludgie: an outside toilet in a tenement building
Em.Em6,C G B7
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
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 Parlae
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 flo(w)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 half-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 under a 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.
Hmm... Those chords don't do it from me... I played along with my copy of Hamish'
version, and came up with these. For the talking bits, alternate between [Em] and
[A]. Mr. Imlach only needs one [A] but I cannae talk that fast...
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Well oot o' the East there came a hard man
Oh-ho, a' the way frae Brigton?
Ah-ha, glory hallelujah
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
Well he went intae a pub and he come oot paralytic
Oh, VP and cider |VP is rum or sherry, I think
Ah-ha, what a hell of a mixture
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
(spoken: Sex rears its ugly head...)
Does this bus go tae the Dennistoun Palais?
Oh-ho, I'm lookin' fur a lumber |looking for a woman [1]
Ah-ha, glory hallelujah
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
(spoken: Eyes up the talent, and lo and behold...)
In the dancin' he met Hairy Mary,
Oh, the flooer o' the Gorbals |flower
Ah-ha, glory hallelujah
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
(spoken: Chats he up...)
Aw noo Mary, are ye dancin'?
"Oh no, it's just the way I'm staunin'" |standing
Ah-ha, glory hallelujah
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
(spoken: Rebuffed!)
Well then, Mary, yer one in a million,
"Oh-ho, so's yer chances!"
Ah-ha, glory hallelujah
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
(spoken: Rebuffed again!)
Well then Mary, can I run ye hame?
Oh-ho, I've got a pair of sandshoes,
"A ha-ha, ye're hell of a funny!"
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
(spoken: Never say die. Sways aboot nonchalantly,
picking his nails with a bayonet. An' he knocks her off...)
Well, doon through the back-close, an' intae the dunny, |[2]
Oh-ho, it wasnae fur the first time, |wasn't
Ah-ha, glory hallelujah
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
Then oot came her mammy - she was goin' tae the cludgie, |[3]
Oh-ho, I buggered off sharpish,
Ah-ha, glory hallelujah
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
Noo Hairy Mary's lookin' for her hard man,
Oh-ho, he's jined the Foreign Legion |joined
Ah-ha, Sahara unner ra camels, |under the camels
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
Then Hairy Mary's had a little baby
Oh-ho, its faither's in the army
Ah-ha, glory hallelujah
Cod liver oil and the orange juice
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