Jimmy The Irish Greek
Music & Lyrics by Chris Murphy and Panagiotis Koufogiannis
Here's a story good as gold of how tradition dies
With twists and turns and lessons learned and clever alibis
If a charming story is the kind of fun you seek
Then listen to the story of Jimmy the Irish Greek
Jimmy's a Greek who lives in the States, the melting pot of the world
What makes him unique is he went out on dates with a fine young Irish girl
If her grandmother knew she'd disapprove, his chances seemed quite bleak
That is unless he passed the test as Jimmy the Irish Greek
The day arrived for them to give grandma the news
She would be angry and Jimmy would just have the blues
He thought that he'd be dead until his girlfriend said
that Jimmy Murphy was his name
She let Jimmy in and said with grin "Would Murphy like some drinks?"
"To refuse is a sin, let the party begin!" is how a Murphy thinks
She washed with booze ol' Jimmy's blues; he passed out for a week
So fill your cup and lift it up to Jimmy the Irish Greek!
© 2011 Chris Murphy