Gregory The Great Academy - Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye

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1st Verse: While goin' the road to sweet Athy, aroo, harroo
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           While goin' the road to sweet Athy, harroo, harroo
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           While goin' the road to sweet Athy
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           A stick in me hand and a tear 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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   Chrous: With your drums and guns and guns and drums aroo, haroo
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          With your drums and guns and guns and drums haroo, haroo
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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 my darling dear, Ye look so queer
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          Johnny I hardly knew ye.


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 2nd Verse:Where are the eyes that looked so mild, arroo, harroo
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           Where are the eyes that looked so mild, harroo, harroo
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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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3rd Verse: Where are your legs with which you run, arroo, harroo
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           Where are your legs with which you run, harroo, harroo
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           Where are your legs with which you run
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           When you went away 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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          4th Verse: It grieved my heart to see you sail, arroo, harroo
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          It grieved my heart to see you sail harroo, harroo
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          It grieved my heart to see you sail
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          Though from my heart you took leg bail
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          and like a cod you've doubled up head and tail
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          Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye.

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5th Verse: Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, arroo, harroo
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           Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, harroo, harroo
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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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           Ye'll have to be put with a bowl out to beg
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           Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye.

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6th Verse: I'm happy for to see ye home, arroo, harroo
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           I'm happy for to see ye home, harroo, harroo
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           I'm happy for to see ye home
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           All from the island of Sulllone
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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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7th Verse: But sad as it is to see you so, arroo, harroo
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          But sad as it is to see you so harroo, harroo
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          But sad as it is to see you so
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          I think of you as an object of woe
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          Your Peggy'll still keep ye on as her beau
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          Johnny I'm swearing to ye.