Lemme tell you a story About a man Johnny Tarr He was a drinking son of a preacher at the bar
Lager the tap Or shots of Paddy from the He could his throttle And back a bottle As quick as the Devil himself, Johnny
And the word got That Tarr was no pretender From Claire to they'd lock up the beer Johnny went on a bender
Down at Dickey The Sun, or at the Swan He was at seven, by ten to eleven Well, all the booze would be gone, Tarr
And if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it But I trust a person like me, if I were you Sure I wasn't there, I swear I an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a 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 your And set up the I'm this place dry"
Now all the boozers They were soon broken When Johnny off six And he was only started
Guzzling the pints Knockin' em back candy He was alright to be drinkin' all night Nora brought 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 wasn't there, I I have an alibi I it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true
Johnny drank the whole damn Had pint or two it made no impression He started a session with Millennium Brew
He was for his pint When his turned green Jesus, fell down After fifteen
And you heard a pin drop the crowd let out a roar It took Cork women To lift Johnny off the
The doctor him over And said, "Better the hearse But it's not what you're It wasn't the drinkin' this man died of thirst" Tarr
And even if you saw it yourself, you 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
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 it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true