Lemme you a little 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 could his throttle And throw back a As as the Devil himself, Johnny Tarr
And the word got Johnny Tarr was no pretender From Claire to here they'd lock up the Johnny went 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 wouldn't it But I wouldn't trust a like 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
It was nine in the On a cold and rainy Johnny walked the Castle Bar Looking to get
He had money in his He had in his eye He said, "Get up off asses And set up the I'm drinking place dry"
Now all the boozers They were soon hearted When Johnny off six And he was getting started
Guzzling the pints em back like candy He was lookin' to be drinkin' all night Then Nora brought out the brandy, 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 wasn't there, I I have an alibi I heard it from a man who a fella who says it's true
Johnny drank the whole bottle Had pint or two When it no impression He a session with Murphy's Millennium Brew
He was for his pint When his face turned Jesus, Johnny down After fifteen
And you heard a pin drop Then the let out a roar It took Cork women To lift off the floor
The doctor looked him And said, "Better call the But it's not what 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 trust a like me, if I were you Sure I there, I swear I have an alibi I heard it a man who knows a fella who says it's true
And even if you saw it yourself, you believe it But I wouldn't a person like me, if I were you Sure I wasn't there, I swear I have an I heard it from a man who knows a fella who says true