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