BRILLIANT!!!!
In honor of all of us of Irish descent (that includes me) I present to you this classic by PJ O'Rourke.
http://www.nationallampoon.com/flashbacks/foreigners/foreigners12.html
[Caution: Very offensive and hilarious non-pc humor.]
A toast to all of us with a little Shamrock in our blood and a little Guinness in our stomach:
THE PARTING GLASS
Of all the money e'er I had, I spent it in good company. And all the harm I've ever done, Alas! it was to none but me. And all I've done for want of wit To mem'ry now I can't recall So fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be with you all
Oh, all the comrades e'er I had, They're sorry for my going away, And all the sweethearts e'er I had, They'd wish me one more day to stay, But since it falls unto my lot, That I should rise and you should not, I gently rise and softly call, That I should go and you should not, Good night and joy be with you all.
If I had money enough to spend, And leisure time to sit awhile, There is a fair maid in this town, That sorely has my heart beguiled. Her rosy cheeks and ruby lips, I own she has my heart in thrall, Then fill to me the parting glass, Good night and joy be with you all.