Lemme you a little story About a man named Tarr He was a hard son of a preacher at the bar
Lager the tap Or shots of from the shelf He could his throttle And back a bottle As quick as the Devil himself, Johnny
And the got around That Johnny was no pretender Claire to here they'd lock up the beer When Johnny went on a
Down at Dickey The Rising Sun, or at the He was drinking at seven, by ten to 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 have an I heard it a man who knows a fella who says it's true
It was in the morning On a cold and rainy walked into the Castle Bar Looking to get
He had in his pocket He had in his eye He said, "Get up off asses And set up the I'm drinking place dry"
Now all the serious They were soon hearted When finished off six And he was getting started
Guzzling the pints Knockin' em back candy He was lookin' alright to be drinkin' all Then brought 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 Sure I there, I swear I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a who says it's true
drank the whole damn bottle Had another or two it made no impression He started a session with Millennium Brew
He was for his pint When his turned green Jesus, Johnny fell only fifteen
And you could've heard a pin Then the crowd let out a It took Cork women To lift Johnny off the
The doctor him over And said, "Better the hearse But it's not you're thinkin' It the drinkin' this man died 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 wasn't there, I swear I an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's
And even if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't it But I wouldn't a person like me, if I were you Sure I wasn't there, I swear I an alibi I it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true