It Takes the Irish to Beat the Dutch is a song written in 1903 by Edward Madden and Theodore Morse.
The song has several verses, each of them filled with stereotypical Irish bragging about their supposed superiority to Germans ("Dutch" in old-fashioned terminology). The chorus is in the form of a Limerick. Sample lyric:
The Germans are a mighty race improving every yearThey lead the world in science, sauerkraut, and lager beerBut there's a race surpassing them in this world and the nextAnd on the tomb of Germany someday you'll read this textIt takes the Irish to beat the DutchWhat the Irish can't accomplish it don't amount to muchWith their scientific tricksThey could never fool the MicksYou can bet it takes the Irish to beat the DutchReferences
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