While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo [Chorus] Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo [Chorus] Where are the legs with which you run, hurroo, hurroo [Chorus] Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo [Chorus] I'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo [Chorus] They're rolling out the guns again, hurroo, hurrooThe Irish Rovers
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 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
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
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
Ye're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg
Ye'll have to be left with a bowl to beg
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.
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
Johnny
I hardly knew ye.
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.
Chorus
Song Details
Lyrics: Joseph B. Geoghegan
Music: Adapted to the tune of 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home'... more
Date: 1867
Other Titles: Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye OR Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya
Category: Anti-war
Covers: The Irish Rovers (featured), Dropkick Murphys, Luxon, The Clancy Brothers, De Dannan, The Tossers, Brendan O'Dowda, Maureen O'Hara...
Album: The Irish Rovers 50 Years - Vol. 2 - (March 1, 2014).
Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
"Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya"
When on the road to sweet Athy,
Hurroo Hurroo
When on the road to sweet Athy,
Hurroo Hurroo
When on the road to sweet Athy
A stick in the hand, A drop in the eye
A doleful damsel I heard cry
Johnny I hardly knew ya
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 ya run from me and the child
Johnny I hardly knew ya
[Chorus:]
We had guns and drums and drums and guns,
Hurroo Hurroo
We had guns and drums and drums and guns,
Hurroo Hurroo
We had guns and drums and drums and guns
The enemy never slew ya
Johnny I hardly knew ya
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 ya
[Chorus]
You hadn't an arm, you hadn't a leg,
Hurroo Hurroo
You hadn't an arm, you hadn't a leg,
Hurroo Hurroo
You hadn't an arm, you hadn't a leg
You're a spinless, boneless, chickenless egg
You'll Have to be put
with the bowl to beg
Johnny I hardly knew ya
[Chorus]
I'm happy for to see ya home,
Hurroo Hurroo
I'm happy for to see ya home,
Hurroo Hurroo
I'm happy for to see ya home
From the isle of Ceylon
Johnny I hardly knew ya
[Chorus]
Writer(s): Marc Orrell, James Lynch, Timothy Brennan, Alexander Barr, Mathew Kelly, Traditional, Kenneth Casey
- AZLyrics
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- Dropkick Murphys Lyrics
album: "The Meanest Of Times" (2007)
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