Em D While on the road to sweet Athy, Ha-roo Har-oo Em G B7 While on the road to sweet Athy, Har-oo Harr-oo Em D When on the road to sweet Athy C B7 A stick in the hand, A drop in the eye Em D C B7 A doleful damsel I heard cry Em D Em Johnny I hardly knew ya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus Em? D With your drums and guns and guns and drums, ha-roo, ha-roo Em? G B7 With your drums and guns and guns and drums, ha-roo, ha-roo Em? D C B7 With your drums and guns and guns and drums,?the enemy nearly slew ya; Em? D C B7 Me Darling dear, you look so queer. ? Em D Em Johnny I hardly knew ya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Em? D Where are the eyes that looked so mild ha-roo, ha-roo Em? G B7 Where are the eyes that looked so mild ha-roo, ha-roo Em? D C B7 Where are the eyes that looked so mild, When my poor heart you first beguiled Em? D C B7 Why did you run from me and the child, Em D Em Johnny I hardly knew ya. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Em? D Where are the legs with which you ran, ha-roo, ha-roo, Em? G B7 Where are the legs with which you ran, ha-roo, ha-roo, Em? D C B7 Where are the legs with which you ran, When first you went to carry a gun? Em? D C B7 Indeed your dancing days are done. Em D Em Johnny, I hardly knew ya. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Em? D It grieved my heart to see you sail ha-roo, ha-roo Em? G B7 It grieved my heart to see you sail ha-roo, ha-roo Em? D C B7 It grieved my heart to see you sail, Though from my heart you took leg-bail Em? D C B7 Like a cod you?re doubled up head and tail, Em D Em Johnny I hardly knew ya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Em? D You haven?t an arm, you haven?t a leg, ha-roo, ha-roo, Em? G B7 You haven?t an arm, you haven?t a leg, ha-roo, ha-roo, Em? D C B7 You haven?t an arm, you haven?t a leg, You?re an eyeless, noseless, chickenless egg, Em? D C B7 You?ll have to be put with a bowl to beg. Em D Em Johnny, I hardly knew ya. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus Em? D I?m happy for to see you home ha-roo, ha-roo Em? G B7 I?m happy for to see you home ha-roo, ha-roo Em? D C B7 I?m happy for to see you home From the island of Ceylon Em? D C B7 So low in the flesh so high in the bone, Em D Em Jonny I hardly knew ya. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Em? D How sad it is to see you so, ha-roo, ha-roo, Em? G B7 How sad it is to see you so, ha-roo, ha-roo, Em? D C B7 How sad it is to see you so, And I think of you now as an object of woe, Em? D C B7 But your Peggy?ll still keep you on as her beau. Em D Em Johnny, I hardly knew ya. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Em? D They?re rolling out the guns again, ha-roo, ha-roo, Em? G B7 They?re rolling out the guns again, ha-roo, ha-roo, Em? D C B7 They?re rolling out the guns again, But they never will take our sons again Em? D C B7 No they never will take our sons again Em D Em Johnny I?m swearing to ya. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus
