Key: E
Introduction:
Em Bm
When goin' the road to sweet athy, hurroo, hurroo
Em Bm
When goin' the road to sweet athy, hurroo, hurroo
Em D
When goin' the road to sweet athy
G Bm
A stick in me hand and a drop in me eye
Bm A G F#m
A doleful damsel I heard cry
Em
Johnny I hardly knew ye
Em Bm
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo
Em Bm
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo
Em D
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
G Bm
The enemy nearly slew ye
Bm A G F#m
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer
Em
Johnny I hardly knew ye
Em Bm
Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo
Em Bm
Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo
Em D
Where are the eyes that looked so mild
G Bm
When my poor heart you first beguiled
Bm A G F#m
Why did ye run from me and the child
Em
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye
Em Bm
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo
Em Bm
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo
Em D
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
G Bm
The enemy nearly slew ye
Bm A G F#m
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer
Em
Johnny I hardly knew ye
Em Bm
Where are the legs we looked you run, hurroo, hurroo
Em Bm
Where are the legs we looked you run, hurroo, hurroo
Em D
Where are the legs that looked you run
G Bm
But first you went to carry a gun
Bm A G F#m
Indeed your dancing days are done
Em
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye
Em Bm
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo
Em Bm
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo
Em D
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
G Bm
The enemy nearly slew ye
Bm A G F#m
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer
Em
Johnny I hardly knew ye
Em Bm
Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo
Em Bm
Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo
Em D
Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg
G Bm
Ye're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg
Bm A G F#m
You'll have to be left with a bowl out to beg
Em
Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye
Em Bm
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo
Em Bm
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo
Em D
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
G Bm
The enemy nearly slew ye
Bm A G F#m
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer
Em
Johnny I hardly knew ye
Em Bm
I'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo
Em Bm
I'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo
Em D
I'm happy for to see ye home
G Bm
All from the island of sulloon
Bm A G F#m
So low in flesh, so high in bone
Em
Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye
Em Bm
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo
Em Bm
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo
Em D
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
G Bm
The enemy nearly slew ye
Bm A G F#m
Oh darling dear, ye look so queer
Em
Johnny I hardly knew ye