Verse 

G 
I thought it would be real neat 
C 
I thought it would be real cool 
Em 
If I picked up my dad's guitar 
D 
And learned me some Irish tunes 
G 
I'd play them for a couple friends 
C 
At some little Polish bar 
Em 
A little "Whiskey In The Jar" 
D 
I never thought it'd go so far 

Am                                D 
So why would you want to bring me down 
          Am                         D 
Cause I'm not from Ireland, I'm from Allentown 


Verse 
I learned something from an Irish girl 
She came to our second show 
That when an Irish girl has something to say 
She's gonna let you know 
She said she wasn't very fond 
She turned her volume up to ten 
I didn't fly across the Altantic Ocean 
To hear "A Nation Once Again" 

But it's a song we had to play 
Or else the owner wouldn't pay 


[Refrão]

           G                  C                 
'Cause I'm almost, I'm almost Irish 
           G                          D 
And I hope almost, is good enough for you 
        G                  C            
And I'm mostly, I'm mostly Irish 
   G                        D 
OK mostly I'm American it's true 

          C                      D      
Maybe the little bit of Irish in me 
             C             D        G 
Could be the little bit of Irish in you 


Verse 
I'll admit to you my biggest fear 
That guy from Belfast will show up here 
Hey what's that flying through the air 
Oh, It's his glass of beer 
So Irish kids don't like these song 
So why do Americans keep em going strong 
You think this trad stuff really bores 
It's not my fault that you like The Corrs 

So I'm not a native Irish man 
I never really said I am 

I've got soft teeth and I don't tan 
So won't you give me something man 


[Refrão]

 
'Cause I'm almost, I'm almost Irish 
And I hope almost, is good enough for you        
And I'm mostly, I'm mostly Irish 
OK mostly I'm American it's true 
Maybe the little bit of Irish in me 
Could be the little bit of Irish in you 

         
And real blood pudding makes me sick 
And Colin Farrell is a marginal actor, at best 

I finally found a place where I belong 
So let me sing the Unicorn...Song 



[Refrão]

'Cause we`re almost, we´re almost Irish 
And I hope almost, is good enough for you 
And we´re mostly, we´re mostly Irish 
OK mostly we´re American it's true 

Maybe the little bit of Irish in me 
Could be the little bit of Irish in you