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joan baez
johnny I hardly knew ye
(I can not find youtube of it strangely )
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
A stick in the hand and a drop in the eye
A doleful damsel I heard cry,
Johnny I hardly knew ye.
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your guns and drums and drums and guns
The enemy nearly slew ye
Oh my darling dear, Ye look so queer
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.
Where are your legs that used to run, hurroo, hurroo
Where are your legs that used to run, hurroo, hurroo
Where are your legs that used to run
When you went for to carry a gun
To be sure but your dancing days are done
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 be put with a bowl to beg,
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 Ceylon
So low in flesh, so high in bone
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.
However I found this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKwS32rqTMs
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Although I don´t understand the lyrics... but you could translate them to me when we meet... 
