I FURIOSI: Hear us
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye....Irish Traditional
(I Furiosi Baroque Ensemble with Stephanie Martin, Organ Graham Hargvrove, Percussion and Edward Reifel, Percussion)
2005-12-04
Irish Traditional, arranged by I Furiosi
Johnny, I hardly knew Ye
While going the road to Sweet Athy, hurro
A stick in me hand and a drop in me eye,
A doleful damsel I heard cry:
“Johnny, I hardly knew ye.”
Chorus: There were guns and drums
and drums and guns, hurro
the enemy nearly slew ye,
and my darling dear, ye look so queer,
Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurro
When my poor heart you first beguil’d?
Why did ye scidaddle from me and the child?
Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
There were guns and drums…
Where are the legs with which you run, hurro
When first you went to carry a gun?
Indeed your dancing days are done.
Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
There were guns and drums…
Ye haven’t an arm and ye haven’t a leg, hurro
Ye’re a spineless, boneless, chickenless egg,
We’ll be putting ye with the bowl to beg.
Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
There were guns and drums…
I’m happy for to see you home, hurro
All from the island of Ceylon;
So low in the flesh, so high in the bone.
Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
There were guns and drums
And drums and gun, hurro
The enemy never slew ye,
O, but darling dear ye look so queer,
Johnny, I hardly knew ye.