If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews
Introduction "'''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. The lyrics reflect a common theme in comic songs of the era: the pairing of disparate ethnic groups, especially Irish and Jews.
References
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