100,000
I.R.I.S.H. living in the U.S.A.
I.R.I.S.H. living in the U.S.A.
There are 100,000 scattered all over this town
Everybody's singing and dancing
Turning everything upside down
But when the river runs dry
The money is all gone
Who are we going to turn to?
Where are we going to run?
Tell everybody you're Irish
Tell everybody you're Irish
Tell everybody you're Irish, Irish, Irish
I.R.I.S.H. living in the U.S.A.
Keeping all the lawyers busy
Please Sir, I'm Irish, I'm illegal, I'd like to stay
Oh, I'll get up at 4 o'clock each morning
I'll work until the evening sun goes down
I'll reinvest my money in this great country
Because every night I'll spend every single penny on the town
I won't cause any problems
I won't make any trouble
I won't go fighting or driving on the drink
But if I don't get some sort of legal recognition soon
They'll only send me home and what the hell is there for a young lad
There is only bitching and begrudging and there's no jobs
And even though I miss me mother, and father, and brothers, and sisters
and cousins, and uncles, and aunts
Everybody knows the people running that place
are only sure of shagging ya off
But here in the U.S. I can do something with my life
If I'm asked, tough, and work unbelievably hard
I'll do my best to be a good American
If I can only get my hands on a little green card
You know what I mean, Jimmy?
Because when the river runs dry
The money is all gone
Who are we going to turn to?
Where are we going to run?
Tell everybody you're Irish
Tell everybody you're Irish
Tell everybody you're Irish, Irish, Irish
I. R. I. S. H. living in the U.S.A.
I. R. I. S. H. living in the U.S.A.
Oh, maybe you might call up some politician
Somebody who'd understand and want to help I'm sure
If he asks if the kid got any particular credentials
I'll just tell him I'm a brother of Christy Moore's
That'll do the trick
I. R. I. S. H. living in the U.S.A.
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I. R. I. S. H. living in the U.S.A.
So many
I. R. I. S. H. living in the U.S.A.
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