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There's No One as Irish as Barack Obama

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Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys Praise Obama's Irish Roots

For those of you who missed it, Barack Obama acknowledged in 2007 that his great-great-great grandfather had come from a tiny town in Ireland, one Moneygall in County Offaly, confirmed by church records in Ireland. Naturally, the Irish were quick to claim their long-lost son of the Auld Sod, and in April, 2008 Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys took a traditional melody and created this tribute, There's No One as Irish as Barack Obama. You can see them to the left, in a publicity still from the Ollie Hayes bar in Moneygall, after they changed their name to The Corrigan Brothers, in honor of their new deal with Universal Records.

On this lens, you'll find the lyrics to this bit of light-hearted fun as well as a video of the original version and another of the Shay Black cover of the song with additional verses. You'll also find links where you can read more about the song and the Irish folks who wrote and performed it.

Lyrics for There's No One as Irish as Barack Obama

These are the lyrics as published by the Limerick (Ireland) Leader in May, 2008. The song in the video below is a great deal longer than this, with verses added for things like his having won the White House (and still asking him to do Riverdance).

O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara
There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

You don't believe me
I hear you say
But Barack's as Irish
As was JFK

His granddaddy's daddy
Came from Moneygall
A small Irish village
Well known to you all

Toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a lama
There's no one as Irish
As Barack O'Bama

He's as Irish as bacon
And cabbage and stew
He's Hawaiian he's Kenyan
American too

If he succeeds
And he has a chance
I'm sure our Barack
Will do Riverdance

Toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a lama
There's no one as Irish
As Barack O'Bama

These lyrics are followed by a key change and several repeats of the chorus.

Music Video for The Corrigan Brothers' Song

There's No One as Irish as Barack Obama by the ex-Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys

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Add a little presidential cheer to your St. Patrick's Day celebrations this year with the Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys (or The Corrigan Brothers, as they are now known) song that caused such a sensation. The band is hard at work on a full album, with a release date to be determined, but you can enjoy their first single while waiting for the rest.

Music Video for the Shay Black Extended Version

There's No One as Irish as Barack Obama "Plus"

Whatever the past controversy, The Corrigan Brothers did give their permission to Shay Black to add verses to their original song. Enjoy this music video for the extended cover version of the There's No One as Irish as Barack Obama.
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What Do You Think of There's No One as Irish as Barack Obama?

And of The Corrigan Brothers?

Let me know how you feel about the song, or about novelty songs or Irish music in general.

  • Now-Power May 31, 2011 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    So Fun - Great Job ! Please Enjoy:

    http://www.squidoo.com/workshop/ObamaLuckyCharm
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Mar 27, 2011 @ 5:50 pm | delete
    Cute
  • MTF-briguy Oct 27, 2010 @ 1:09 am | delete
    Sure is a attention getting title...love the lens!
  • vallain Mar 10, 2010 @ 12:08 am | delete
    The song has a very lilting tune that makes me want to sing along. I wrote an article about this song last year as I think it is fun without being disrespectful.
  • 0ctavias0fferings Jul 17, 2009 @ 3:35 am | delete
    I knew he had Irish in him, and has quite a few relatives in Ireland too, but I hadn't heard the song LOL 5*
  • shajo Jul 16, 2009 @ 5:54 pm | delete
    Never heard of the song or that Obama was Irish! Interesting....
  • theresnooneasirishasbarackobama Apr 2, 2009 @ 9:25 am | delete
    Great
  • MadMadMargo Mar 17, 2009 @ 1:49 pm | delete
    Now, I'm in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day. Thanks!
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