Song Description

Prideful family lineage and history...

Lyrics

FAMILY
Written by: Dave Zobl

My mother?s maiden name is O?Conner
Her mother was a McMullen, then she married my grandfather
And there are Murphy?s, Duffy?s and McNamees (Sp?)
All branches of my family tree
On my mother?s side

My Father was a proud Czechoslovakian (sp?)
Steeped in Bohemian lore from the time he was young
There?s Kolaches, gypsies and Good King Wenceslas (sp?)
Family loyalty no matter what the cost
On my father?s side

CHORUS:
I look at these old photographs
The faces that make up my past
The color red, the color green
That?s the color scheme
Of my family

My great-grandfather was a stowaway
Left the Emerald Isle, lookin? for a better day
There?s Guinness, Jesus and The Kennedys?
All part of my Irish legacy
On my Mother?s side

My Father?s roots are traced somewhere outside of Prague
Where large families were raised and hard hours were logged
But every Sunday morning after service was done
They?d sing and dance to the accordion
On my Father?s side

CHORUS:


So raise a glass to St. Patrick
Send a prayer up to ole? St. Joe
A polka dance, a limerick
The river of my blood runs thick
In my family?