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While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurrooWhile goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurrooWhile 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 guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurrooWith your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurrooWith your guns and drums and drums and guns,The enemy nearly slew yeOh my darling dear, Ye look so queerJohnny I hardly knew ye.Where are the eyes that were so mild, hurroo, hurrooWhere are the eyes that were so mild, hurroo, hurrooWhere are the eyes that were so mild,When my heart you so beguiledWhy did ye sci-daddle from me and the childOh Johnny, I hardly knew yeWhere are the legs with which you run, hurroo, hurrooWhere are the legs with which you run, hurroo, hurrooWhere are the legs with which you run,When first you went to carry a gunSongtexteIndeed your dancing days are doneOh Johnny, I hardly knew yeYe haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurrooYe haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurrooYe haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg,Ye're an armless, boneless, chickenless eggYe'll have to put with a bowl out to begOh Johnny I hardly knew yeI'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurrooI'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurrooI'm happy for to see ye home,All from the island of Ceylon;So low in the flesh, so high in the boneOh Johnny I hardly knew ye[Chorus]The enemy never slew yeOh, my darling dear you look so queer Aus Songtexte Mania