Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye

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When goin' the road to sweet athy, hurroo, hurroo
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When goin' the road to sweet athy, hurroo, hurroo
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When goin' the road to sweet athy
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A stick in me hand and a drop in me eye
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A doleful damsel I heard cry
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Johnny I hardly knew ye

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

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Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo
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Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo
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Where are the eyes that looked so mild
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When my poor heart you first beguiled
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Why did ye run from me and the child
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Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye

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

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Where are the legs we looked you run, hurroo, hurroo
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Where are the legs we looked you run, hurroo, hurroo
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Where are the legs that looked you run
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But first you went to carry a gun
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Indeed your dancing days are done
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Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye

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

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

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

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

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