作词 : Mark Nissen/Hartmut Krech

作曲 : Mark Nissen/Hartmut Krech

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 darling dear, Ye look so queer

Johnny I hardly knew ye.

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 poor heart you so beguiled?

Why did ye skedaddle from me and the child?

Oh 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 darling dear, Ye look so queer

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 darling dear, Ye look so queer

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 be put with a bowl to beg,

Oh 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.

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 darling dear, Ye look so queer

Johnny I hardly knew ye.

Oh darling dear, Ye look so queer

Johnny I hardly knew ye.