My people come from Ireland
The folks are mighty proud
They say bein' an Irishman
There's a lot to shout about
We're braggin' on the Emerald Isle
Like that's a color that's all our own
If we thought about it a little while
Surely we'd have known
There are forty shades of green
Forty shades of green
Well the Irish one may be the one you've seen
But there're forty shades of green
There's green grass in Africa
Verdant are the German hills
How 'bout the color Uncle Sam
Put on them dollar bills'
And the kiwi fruit in New Zealand is as
Green as it could be
And there's a slice of the Italian flag
That don't look like pizza to me
There are forty shades of green
Forty shades of green
Well the Irish one may be the one you've seen
But there're forty shades of green
There's nothin' wrong with Irish pride
Nothin' wrong with English pride
Nothin' wrong with self-satisfied
But how about: "I'm on your side!"
"I'm on your side!"

I been to Holland, England, France and
Sweet Ontario
Still haven't been to Ireland
But if they'll have me, I'll sure go

Well I've seen the green around this world
And everywhere we had a ball
Just goes to show it must be so, that
The same guy made us all
There are forty shades of green
Forty shades of green
Well the Irish one may be the one you've seen
But there're forty shades of green
Forty shades of green
Forty shades of green
Well the Irish one may be the one you've seen
But there're forty shades of green

Forty shades
Blue kinda green, brown kinda green, yellow kinda green
(There are forty shades of green)
Short kinda green, tall kinda green, narrow kinda green
(There are forty shades of green)
Wavy kinda green, curly kinda green, kinky kinda green
(There are forty shades of green)