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 open his throttle And throw back a As quick as the Devil himself, Tarr
And the got around That Tarr was no pretender From to here they'd lock up the beer When Johnny on a bender
Down at Dickey The Rising Sun, or at the He was drinking at seven, by ten to Well, all the booze be gone, Johnny Tarr
And even if you saw it yourself, you believe it But I wouldn't trust a 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
It was in the morning On a cold and rainy Johnny walked into the Bar to get tight
He had in his pocket He had in his eye He said, "Get up off your And set up the I'm drinking this dry"
Now all the boozers They were soon broken When Johnny off six And he was only getting
down the pints Knockin' em back like He was lookin' alright to be all night Then Nora brought out the brandy, Johnny
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 damn Had another or two it made no impression He a session with Murphy's Millennium Brew
He was waiting for his When his turned green Jesus, Johnny down After fifteen
And you heard a pin drop Then the crowd let out a It five Cork women To lift Johnny off the
The doctor looked him And said, "Better the hearse But it's not what you're It the drinkin' this man died of thirst" 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 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 I wasn't there, I swear I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who says true