There's no one as Irish as Barack Obama
When Barack Obama became the US President-elect last week his electoral win was celebrated around the world.
While Kenya tried to claim him as one of their own, the Irish have gone one better ... and written a song about him being Irish.
After it was revealed the Obama roots could be traced to 18th century Ireland, the Irish band 'Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys' wrote a song about it.
"O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara, There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama," they sing in a video which has become a hit on YouTube.
It was discovered that Obama had ancestors who in the 1700s lived in a village called Moneygall in County Offaly, Ireland.
If you want to sing along (and why wouldn't you) here are some of the lyrics ... enjoy.
No one as Irish as Barack OBama
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
He’s in the white house, He took his chance
Now let’s see Barack do Riverdance
Toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a lama
There's no one as Irish As Barack O'Bama
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