my name is wailin johnny way hey johny boreen at cordova and carrall was formed in the marrow of whiskey and amphetamines they call me wailin johnny way hey johnny boreen a mile from the shore by these heroes of yours i ll be there hands in the air victory square in all its glory way hey johnny boreen the pubs and the junkers the skids and the punkers have always been good to me but the citizens deplore me way hey johnny boreen so cruel and fickle without a nickel to spare hands in the air victory square my brothers and my sisters way hay johnny boreen this world will defame them and money will claim them and cast them straight out to sea say a prayer for wailin johnny way hey johnny boreen at cambie and hastings i shall be wasting a prayer hands in the air victory square