While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo   While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo   While 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      With your drums and guns and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo   With your drums and guns and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo   With your drums and guns and drums and guns   The enemy nearly slew ye   Oh my darling dear, ye look so queer   Johnny I hardly knew ye      Where are your eyes that were so mild, hurroo, hurroo   Where are your eyes that were so mild, hurroo, hurroo   Where are your eyes that were so mild   When my heart you so beguiled   Why did ye run from me and the child   Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye      Where are your legs that used to run, hurroo, hurroo   Where are your legs that used to run, hurroo, hurroo   Where are your legs that used to run   When you went for to carry a gun   Indeed your dancing days are done   Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye      Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo   Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo   Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg   Ye're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg   Ye'll have to put with a bowl out to beg   Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye      I'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo   I'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo   I'm happy for to see ye home   All from the island of Sulloon   So low in flesh, so high in bone   Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye      With your drums and guns and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo   With your drums and guns and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo   With your drums and guns and drums and guns   The enemy nearly slew ye   Oh my darling dear, ye look so queer   Johnny I hardly knew ye