Lemme tell you a story About a man Johnny Tarr He was a hard son of a preacher at the bar
Lager the tap Or of Paddy from the shelf He could his throttle And throw a bottle As quick as the Devil himself, Tarr
And the got around That Johnny was no pretender From Claire to here they'd lock up the When went on a bender
at Dickey Mack's The Rising Sun, or at the He was at seven, by ten to eleven Well, all the booze would be gone, Johnny
And if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it But I wouldn't trust a person like me, if I you Sure I wasn't there, I swear I an alibi I heard it from a man who a fella who says it's true
It was in the morning On a cold and night walked into the Castle Bar Looking to get
He had money in his He had in his eye He said, "Get up off asses And set up the I'm drinking this dry"
Now all the boozers They were broken hearted When Johnny off six And he was only started
Guzzling the pints Knockin' em back like He was lookin' to be drinkin' all night Then Nora out the brandy, Johnny Tarr
And if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it But I trust a person like me, if I were you I wasn't there, I swear I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who it's true
Johnny drank the whole bottle Had another or two When it no impression He started a session with Murphy's Brew
He was for his pint When his face green Jesus, Johnny fell After fifteen
And you heard a pin drop Then the crowd let out a It took five women To lift Johnny off the
The doctor him over And said, "Better the hearse But not what you're thinkin' It wasn't the drinkin' this man died of thirst" 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 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 wasn't there, I I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's