Lemme tell you a story About a man named Johnny He was a hard drinking son of a at the bar
from the tap Or shots of from the shelf He open his throttle And throw back a As quick as the himself, Johnny Tarr
And the got around Johnny Tarr was no pretender From Claire to they'd lock up the beer 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 would be gone, Johnny Tarr
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 swear I have an I heard it from a man who a fella who says it's true
It was nine in the On a cold and night walked into the Castle Bar Looking to get
He had in his pocket He had in his eye He said, "Get up off your And set up the I'm this place dry"
Now all the boozers They were soon hearted When Johnny off six And he was only getting
Guzzling the pints em back like candy He was alright to be drinkin' all night Then brought out the brandy, Johnny Tarr
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 swear I have an I heard it from a man who a fella who says it's true
Johnny drank the whole damn Had pint or two When it made no He a session with Murphy's Millennium Brew
He was for his pint his face turned green Jesus, Johnny fell After only
And you heard a pin drop the crowd let out a roar It took Cork women To lift off the floor
The doctor him over And said, "Better the hearse But it's not what you're It wasn't the drinkin' man died of thirst" Johnny Tarr
And even if you saw it yourself, you believe it But I wouldn't a person 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 it's true
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 wasn't there, I swear I have an I heard it a man who knows a fella who says it's true