While going the road to sweet Athy,

Har-oo, ha-roo,

While going the road to sweet Athy,

Har-oo, har-oo,

While going the road to sweet Athy,

A stick in my hand

And a tear in my eye, A doleful damsel I heard cry,

'Johnny I hardly knew yeh.

Chorus (to the same tune as verse above):

With drums and guns and guns and drums, Ha-roo, ha-roo,

With drums and guns and guns and drums, Ha-roo, ha-roo,

With drums and guns and guns and drums

The enemy nearly slew yeh,

My Johnny dear you look so queer,

Johnny I hardly knew yeh.

Where are the eyes that looked so mild,

Ha-roo, haroo,

Where are the eyes that looked so mild,

Ha-roo, ha-roo,

Where are the eyes that looked so mild,

When my poor heart You first beguiled,

Why did you skedaddle

From me and the child,

Johnny I hardly knew yeh.

Where are the legs with which you run,

Ha-roo, ha-roo

Where are the legs with which you run,

Ha-roo, ha-roo

Where are the legs with which you run,

When you went To shoulder a gun,

Indeed your dancing Days are done.

Johnny I hardly knew yeh.

It grieved my heart to see you sail,

Ha-roo, ha-roo

It grieved my heart to see you sail,

Ha-roo, ha-roo

It grieved my heart to see yell sail

Though from my heart

You took leg-bail,

Like a cod you're doubled up

Head and tail,

Johnny I hardly knew yeh.

You haven't an arm and you haven't a leg,

Haroo, ha-roo

You haven't an arm and you haven’t a leg,

Ha-roo, haroo

You haven't an arm and you haven't a leg,

You're an eyeless, noseless,

Chickenless egg,

You'll have to be put

In a bowl to beg,

Johnny I hardly knew yeh.

I'm happy for to see you home.

Ha-roo, haroo

I'm happy for to see you home.

Ha-roo, haroo

I'm happy for to see you home,

All from the island of Sulloon.

So low in the flesh

So high in the bone,

Johnny I hardly knew yeh.

But sad as it. is to see you so.

Ha-roo, haroo

But sad as it is to see you so,

Haroo, har-oo

But sad as it is to see you so,

And to think of you now

As an object of woe,

Your Peggy’ll still keep you