While goin' the road to sweet Athy,
Hurroo, hurroo!
While goin' the road to sweet Athy,
Hurroo, hurroo!
While goin' the road to sweet Athy
A stick in me hand and a drop in me eye
A doleful damsel I heard cry,
Johnny I hardly knew ye.

Where are your eyes that looks so mild,
Hurroo, hurroo!
Where are your eyes that looks so mild,
Hurroo, hurroo!
Where are your eyes that looks so mild
When my poor heart you first beguiled
Why did ye scadaddle from me and the child
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye.

With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
hurroo, hurroo
With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
hurroo, hurroo
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
The enemy nearly slew ye
My darling dear, Ye look so queer
Johnny I hardly knew ye.

Where are the legs with which you run,
Hurroo, hurroo!
Where are the legs with which you run,
Hurroo, hurroo!
Where are the legs with which you run
When you went to shoot the gun
Indeed your dancing days are done
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye.

Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg,
Hurroo, hurroo!
Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg,
Hurroo, hurroo!
Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg
Ye're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg
Ye'll have to put with a bowl out to beg
Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye.

With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
hurroo, hurroo
With your drums and guns and guns and drums,
hurroo, hurroo
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
The enemy nearly slew ye
My darling dear, Ye look so queer
Johnny I hardly knew ye.

I'm happy for to see ye home,
hurroo, hurroo
I'm happy for to see ye home,
hurroo, hurroo
I'm happy for to see ye home
All from the island of Sulloon
So low in the flesh, so high in the bone
Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye.

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