© 2009 Jon Hanson guitar and Flute Dale Crockett
Once upon a time many many—years ago
When she was but a very very young girl
My grandmother bless her, may God rest her soul
Left the Emerald Isle for this brave new world
A fair maiden she; one lads could not resist
Soon met a Viking boy, his name was Ed
He loved his dear Maggie even more than his lutefisk
And I’m singing this song because those two were wed
Chorus:
Sure I know I’m Irish! You’re probably Irish too!
Me grandma made me Irish the night she made me Norwegian too
Then me father married me mother adding to the pot of stew
So don’t ask me if I’m Irish! You’re probably Irish too!
Now, I’m a quarter Irish; on me grandma’s side
But me momma made one half of me origin unknown
I’m a man without a country many a night I cried
Then I reasoned God wud not me to live alone
I married a Southern Baptist girl from a little farm
Her doting parents, I think, are Pennsyltuckian
The family picnics are scary but there’s no harm
Once you’ve met my family hers is quite a barg’in
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
And someday if your son ever says to you
Dad, just where is it our family is from?
Look him straight in the eye and tell him the truth
Son, everything you need’s on Ancestry.com