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