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 ya
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns
The enemy nearly slew ya
Me darling dear, you look so queer
Johnny, I hardly knew ya
Where are your eyes that were so mild? Hurroo, hurroo
Where are your eyes that were so mild? Hurroo, hurroo
Where are your eyes that were so mild
When my heart you so beguiled?
Why did you run from me and the child?
Johnny, I hardly knew ya
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns
The enemy nearly slew ya
Me darling dear, you look so queer
Johnny, I hardly knew ya
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Where are your legs that used to run? Hurroo, hurroo
Where are your legs that used to run? Hurroo, hurroo
Where are your legs that used to run
When first, you went to carry a gun?
Indeed your dancing days are done
Johnny, I hardly knew ya
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns
The enemy nearly slew ya
Me darling dear, you look so queer
Johnny, I hardly knew ya
You haven't an arm, you haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo
You haven't an arm, you haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo
You haven't an arm, you haven't a leg
You're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg
You'll have to be put with a bowl out to beg
Johnny, I hardly knew ya
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns
The enemy nearly slew ya
Me darling dear, you look so queer
Johnny, I hardly knew ya
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I'm happy for to see ya home, hurroo, hurroo
I'm happy for to see ya home, hurroo, hurroo
I'm happy for to see ya home
All from the island of Sulloon
So low in flesh, so high in bone
Johnny, I hardly knew ya
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns
The enemy nearly slew ya
Me darling dear, you look so queer
Johnny I hardly knew ya
They're rolling out the guns again, hurroo, hurroo
They're rolling out the guns again, hurroo, hurroo
They're rolling out the guns again
But they never will take our sons again
No, they never will take our sons again
Johnny, I'm swearing to ya
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns
The enemy nearly slew ya
Me darling dear, you look so queer
Johnny, I hardly knew ya