Lemme tell you a little About a man named Johnny He was a hard son of a preacher at the bar
Lager the tap Or shots of Paddy from the He could his throttle And throw a bottle As as the Devil himself, Johnny Tarr
And the got around That Johnny was no pretender From Claire to they'd lock up the beer When Johnny went on a
Down at Mack's The Sun, or at the Swan He was at seven, by ten to eleven Well, all the booze would be gone, Johnny
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 there, I swear I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's
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 asses And set up the I'm drinking place dry"
Now all the serious They were soon hearted Johnny finished off six And he was only getting
down the pints Knockin' em like candy He was lookin' to be drinkin' all night Then Nora out the brandy, 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 swear I have an I heard it a man who knows a fella who says it's true
Johnny drank the whole bottle Had pint or two When it made no He a session with Murphy's Millennium Brew
He was for his pint When his face turned Jesus, Johnny fell After fifteen
And you heard a pin drop Then the crowd let out a It took Cork women To lift Johnny off the
The doctor looked him And said, "Better the hearse But it's not you're thinkin' It wasn't the drinkin' this man died of thirst" Johnny
And even if you saw it yourself, you believe it But I wouldn't 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 even if you saw it yourself, you believe it But I trust a person like 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