Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye

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.
 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
 Oh my darling dear, Ye look so queer
 Johnny I hardly knew ye.
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 Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo
 Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo
 Where are the eyes that looked so mild
 When my poor heart you first beguiled
 Why did ye scadaddle from me and the child
 Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
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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 you went to carry a gun
 Indeed your dancing days are done
 Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
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 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 be put with a bowl out to beg
 Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye.
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 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 Ceylon
 So low in the flesh, so high in the bone
 Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye.
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 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 my sons again
 No they'll never take my sons again
 Johnny I'm swearing to ye.