Lemme tell you a little About a man named Johnny He was a hard drinking son of a at the bar
Lager the tap Or shots of Paddy the shelf He could open his And back a bottle As as the Devil himself, Johnny Tarr
And the got around Johnny Tarr was no pretender From Claire to here lock up the beer When went on a bender
at Dickey Mack's The Rising Sun, or at the He was drinking at seven, by ten to Well, all the booze be gone, Johnny Tarr
And even if you saw it yourself, you believe it But I wouldn't trust a person me, if I were you Sure I wasn't there, I I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who it's true
It was nine in the On a and rainy night Johnny walked the Castle Bar to get tight
He had in his pocket He had in his eye He said, "Get up off your And set up the I'm drinking this dry"
Now all the boozers They were broken hearted When finished off six And he was getting started
Guzzling down the Knockin' em back candy He was lookin' alright to be drinkin' all Then Nora out the brandy, Johnny Tarr
And if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it But I wouldn't trust a person me, if I were you Sure I there, I swear I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who it's true
Johnny the whole damn bottle Had another or two it made no impression He started a session with Murphy's Brew
He was waiting for his When his turned green Jesus, Johnny down After fifteen
And you heard a pin drop the crowd let out a roar It took Cork women To lift off the floor
The doctor looked him And said, "Better the hearse But it's not what you're It wasn't the drinkin' this man of thirst" Johnny Tarr
And even if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't it But I trust a person like me, if I were you Sure I there, I swear I have an alibi I heard it a man who knows a fella who says it's true
And if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it But I wouldn't trust a like me, if I were you Sure I there, I swear I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's