I'm Irish on me mother's side
And English on me father's
I wear the green one day a year
And repress meself the others
A Protestant was me Da
And divorced to boot was he
But once he deigned to marry Ma
No protest came from she
Yet childless were me parents now
For seven years they wondered
When they'd bring unto this world
Me sisters and me brotherÂ
When once they got the rhythm down
We came along like clockwork
Every other year we were
A blessing to our mother
Friends inquired  "Why'd it take so long
'fore children came to thee"
"I was only pokin' 'round in fun
but she took me seriously!"