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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.

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    		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.

    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 ye run from me and the child
    Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye

    	Chorus

    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 for to carry a gun
    Indeed your dancing days are done
    Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye

    	Chorus

    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 flesh, so high in bone
    Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye

    	Chorus

    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

    	Chorus

    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 ye

    	Chorus

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