1st Verse: While goin' the road to sweet Athy, aroo, harroo While goin' the road to sweet Athy, harroo, harroo While goin' the road to sweet Athy A stick in me hand and a tear in me eye A doleful damsel I heard cry, Johnny I hardly knew ye. Chrous: With your drums and guns and guns and drums aroo, haroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums haroo, haroo 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. 2nd Verse:Where are the eyes that looked so mild, arroo, harroo Where are the eyes that looked so mild, harroo, harroo Where are the eyes that looked so mild When my poor heart you first beguiled Why did ye run from me and the child Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye. 3rd Verse: Where are your legs with which you run, arroo, harroo Where are your legs with which you run, harroo, harroo Where are your legs with which you run When you went away to carry a gun Indeed your dancing days are done Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye. 4th Verse: It grieved my heart to see you sail, arroo, harroo It grieved my heart to see you sail harroo, harroo It grieved my heart to see you sail Though from my heart you took leg bail and like a cod you've doubled up head and tail Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye. 5th Verse: Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, arroo, harroo Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, harroo, harroo Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg Ye're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg Ye'll have to be put with a bowl out to beg Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye. 6th Verse: I'm happy for to see ye home, arroo, harroo I'm happy for to see ye home, harroo, harroo I'm happy for to see ye home All from the island of Sulllone So low in flesh, so high in bone Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye. 7th Verse: But sad as it is to see you so, arroo, harroo But sad as it is to see you so harroo, harroo But sad as it is to see you so I think of you as an object of woe Your Peggy'll still keep ye on as her beau Johnny I'm swearing to ye.