Chad Mitchell Trio - Johnnie lyrics

(Spoken) I think that many times the songs that we sing as children and grow up with all our lives, we often attribute to having originated right in this Country, when more often they would originated in many far off lands, and such would be the case with the song that we would know as "When Johnny comes marching home". In actuality this tune originated in Ireland with a lyric of an entirely different content, and it was known then as "Johnnie, I hardly knew ya" When Johnnie comes marching home again Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer, the boys will shout The ladies they will all turn out And we'll all be there When Johnnie comes marching home When Johnnie comes marching home again Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer, the boys will shout The ladies they will all turn out And we'll all be there When Johnnie comes marching home With drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With drums and guns and guns and drums The enemy nearly slew ye Darling John, it's been so long Johnnie I hardly knew ye Tis glad I am to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo Tis glad I am to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo Tis glad I am to see ye home My darling John, so pale and worn So low in cheeck and high in bone Oh Johnnie I hardly knew ye When Johnnie comes marching home again Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer, the boys will shout The ladies they will all turn out And we'll all be there When Johnnie comes marching home 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 poor heart you first beguiled Why did ye run from me and the child Oh Johnnie, I hardly knew ye When Johnnie comes marching home again Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer, the boys will shout The ladies they will all turn out And we'll all be there When Johnnie comes marching home 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 Oh Johnnie, I hardly knew ye Ye haven't an arm, and ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo Ye haven't an arm, and ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo Ye haven't an arm, and ye haven't a leg Ye're an eyeless, boneless, chickenless egg And ye'll have to be put with a bowl to beg Oh Johnnie, I hardly knew ye When Johnnie comes marching home again Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer, the boys will shout The ladies they will all turn out And we'll all be there When Johnnie comes marching home