While going the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo While going the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo While going 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 ya 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 ya Where are your eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo Where are your eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo Where are your eyes that looked so mild When my heart you so beguiled Why did ye skeddadle from me and the child Johnny, I hardly knew ya 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 ya 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 be put with a bowl to beg Oh Johnny I hardly knew ya 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 Johnny I hardly knew ya But sad it is to see you so, hurroo, hurroo But sad it is to see you so, hurroo, hurroo But sad it is to see you so And to think of you now as an object of woe Your Peggy will still keep you on as her beau Johnny I hardly knew ya They’re rolling out the guns again, hurroo, hurroo They’re rolling out the guns again, hurroo, hurroo They’re rolling out the guns again To fight the wars in France and Spain But they never will take our sons again Johnny I’m swearing to ya