The Irish Rovers - Johnny I hardly knew ye lyrics

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The Irish Rovers - Johnny I hardly knew ye lyrics

when goin' the road to sweet athy hurroo hurroo!!! when goin' the road to sweet athy hurroo hurroo!!! when 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 (chorus) 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 darling dear ye look so queer johnny i hardly knew ye 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 run from me and the child? johnny i hardly knew ye where are the legs with which you run? hurroo hurroo!!! where are the legs with which you run? hurroo hurroo!!! where are the legs with which you run when first you went to carry a gun? indeed your dancing days are done johnny i hardly knew ye 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 ironless boneless chickenless egg ye'll have to be left with a bowl to beg johnny i hardly knew ye but i'm happy for to see ye home hurroo hurroo!!! yes i'm happy for to see ye home hurroo hurroo!!! oh i'm happy for to see ye home all from the island of ceylon so low in flesh so high in bone johnny i hardly knew ye