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 guns and drums and drums and guns hurroo hurroo with your guns and drums and drums and guns hurroo hurroo with your guns and drums and drums and guns the enemy nearly slew ye oh my darling dear ye look so queer johnny i hardly knew ye where are the eyes that were so mild hurroo hurroo where are the eyes that were so mild hurroo hurroo where are the eyes that were so mild when my heart you so beguiled why did ye sci daddle from me and the child oh johnny i hardly knew ye where are the legs with which you run hurroo hurroo where are the legs with which you run hurroo hurroo where are the legs with which you run when first you went 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 ceylon so low in the flesh so high in the bone oh johnny i hardly knew ye  the enemy never slew ye oh my darling dear you look so queer