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 guns and [bad word] and [bad word] and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and [bad word] and [bad word] and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and [bad word] 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 ye skedaddle from me and the child?
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye.

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

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

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