Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
                   (original Irish folk song)

            .............

            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.

            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.

            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.

            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
            But they never will take our sons again
            No they never will take our sons again
            Johnny I'm swearing to ye.