If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews

"If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews" is a song written in 1912 by the Tin Pan Alley duo William Jerome and Jean Schwartz.^[1]^[2] The lyrics reflect a common theme in comic songs of the era: the pairing of disparate ethnic groups, especially Irish and Jews.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Joseph Lee; Marion R. Casey (2006). Making the Irish American: history and heritage of the Irish in the United States. NYU Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-8147-5208-X.
^ Mick Moloney (2002). Far from the Shamrock Shore: The Story of Irish-American Immigration Through Song. Collins. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-0609607206.
^ George Bornstein (2011). The Colors of Zion. Harvard University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-674-05701-2.
^ Barrett, James R. (2012). The Irish Way: Becoming American in the Multiethnic City. Penguin. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-101-56059-4.

External links

"If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews" sung by Billy Murray, at the Library of Congress National Jukebox
"If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews" 1912 sheet music, in Francis G. Spencer Collection of American Sheet Music, American Melting Pot Collection at Baylor University

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[LeeCasey-1] Joseph Lee; Marion R. Casey (2006). Making the Irish American: history and heritage of the Irish in the United States. NYU Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-8147-5208-X.

[Moloney-2] Mick Moloney (2002). Far from the Shamrock Shore: The Story of Irish-American Immigration Through Song. Collins. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-0609607206.

[Bornstein-3] George Bornstein (2011). The Colors of Zion. Harvard University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-674-05701-2.

[Barrett-4] Barrett, James R. (2012). The Irish Way: Becoming American in the Multiethnic City. Penguin. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-101-56059-4.

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