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We're goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo
We're goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo
We're goin' the road to sweet Athy
A stick in my hand a tear in my eye
A doleful damsel I heard cry,
Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo
With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo
With your drums and guns and guns and drums
The enemy nearly slew ye
Johnny dear you look so queer
Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
Where are your legs that used to run, hurroo
Where are your legs that used to run, hurroo
Where are your legs that used to run
When you went to carry a gun
Sure your dancing days are done
Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
So happy for to see ye home, hurroo
So happy for to see ye home, hurroo
So happy for to see ye home
All from the island of Salome
So high in flesh, so low in bone
Johnny, I hardly knew ye.
They're rolling out the guns again, hurroo
They're rolling out the guns again, hurroo
They're rolling out the guns again
They never will take our sons again
No they never will take our sons again
Johnny I'm swearing to ye.
credits
from The Long Straight Forever,
released July 1, 2010
Michael Matheny: Lead vocals, guitar
Raymond Yates: Backing vocals, guitar
Matthew Ogden: Electric guitar
Oakland’s Dirtwire are in the middle of a campaign to press the dizzying electro-highlife grooves of “Electric River” to vinyl. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 22, 2020