I've never been to Dublin
Never kissed the Blarney stone
No, I've never been to Ireland
No, Ireland's not my home
But when e'er I hear a hornpipe
I just have to sing along
Oh, you don't have to be Irish
to sing an Irish song

Sing along, sing along
No, you don't have to be Irish
to sing an Irish song
Not everyone's o lucky
to have seen a leprechaun
No, you don't have to be Irish
to sing an Irish song

So, your mother comes from Africa
Your father's half-Chinese
a little bit Israeli
some Dutch and Portuguese
Your name may be Muhammed,
Betty, Sue or Juan
Well, you don't have to be Irish
to sing an Irish song

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Not everyone's so lucky
to have shamrocks for a lawn ...

From Limerick to Luanda
From Belfast to Oslo
From Donegal to Mumbai
From Cork to San Paulo
From Waterford to Sidney
From Galway to Hong Kong
No, you don't have to be Irish
to sing an Irish song

Chorus
Forget about your differences
Let bygones be by-gone
No, you don't have to be Irish
to sing an Irish song

Chorus
I hear the words are written
upon the Parthenon
No, you don't have to be Irish
Even though it's kind of stylish
No, you don't have to be Irish
to sing an Irish song