Chord Hamish Imlach Cod Liver Oil And Orange Juice Versi 1

COD LIVER OIL AND ORANGE JUICE As sung by Hamish Imlach

Put together by D Chisholm

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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