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,
stick in me hand and a drop in me eye,
doleful damsel I heard cry,
Johnny I hardly knew ye.

With your [bad word] and guns and [bad word] and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your [bad word] and guns and [bad word] and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your [bad word] and guns and [bad word] and guns,
The enemy nearly slew ye
Oh my darling dear, Ye look so [bad word] 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 [bad word] from me and the child
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye

Where are your legs that used [bad word]  hurroo, hurroo
Where are your legs that used [bad word]  hurroo, hurroo
Where are your legs that used [bad word] 
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