Johnny I hardly knew you

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  While going the road to sweet Athy,  haroo  haroo
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  While going the road to sweet Athy, haroo haroo
  
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  While going the road to sweet Athy, a stick in my hand and a tear in my eye
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  A doleful damsel I heard cry  "Johnny I hardly knew you!"

With drums and guns and guns and drums haroo haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums haroo haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums the enemy nearly slew you
My darling dear you look so queer, Johnny I hardly knew you!

Where are the eyes that looked so mild, haro . . . .
When my poor heart you first beguiled
Why did you skedaddle on me and the child
Johnny I hardly knew you!

Where are the legs with which you run haroo . . . .
When you went to shoulder a gun
Indeed your dancing days are done
Johnny I hardly knew you!

It grieved my heart to see you so, haroo . . . .
Though from my heart you took leg-bail
Like a cod you're doubled up head and tail
Johnny I hardly knew you !

You haven't an arm and you haven't a leg haroo . . . .
You're an eyeless, noseless, chickenless egg
You'll have to be put in a bowl to beg,
Johnny I hardly knew you !

I'm happy for to see you home, haroo . . . .
All from the island of Salloon,
So low in the flesh and high in the bone
Johnny I hardly knew you !

But sad as it is to see you so, haroo . . . .
And to think of you as object of woe,
Your Peggy'll still keep you on as her beau
Johnny I hardly knew you !


Good luck -- chis