Testi di Johnny I Hardly Knew You - Molly Maguire

Johnny I Hardly Knew You (originale)

While going the road to sweet Athy, Haroo, haroo
While going the road to sweet Athy, Haroo, haroo
While going the road to sweet Athy
A stick in my hand a tear in my eye, a doleful damsel I heard cry
Johnny I hardly knew yeh
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums the enemy nearly slew you
My darling dear you look so queer, Johnny I hardly knew yeh
Where are the legs with which you run haroo, haroo
Where are the legs with which you run haroo, haroo
Where are the legs with which you run
When you went to shoulder a gun, indeed your dancing days are gone
Johnny I hardly knew yeh!
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums the enemy nearly slew you
My darling dear you look so queer, Johnny I hardly knew yeh
You haven’t an arm and you haven’t a leg haroo, haroo
You haven’t an arm and you haven’t a leg haroo, haroo
You haven’t an arm and you haven’t a leg you’re an eyeless, noseless,
chickenless egg
You’ll have to be put in a bowl to beg
Johnny I hardly knew yeh!
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums the enemy nearly slew you
My darling dear you look so queer, Johnny I hardly knew yeh
I’m happy for to see you home haroo, haroo
I’m happy for to see you home haroo, haroo
I’m happy for to see you home
All from the island of Sullon, so low in the flesh so high in the bone
Johnny I hardly knew yeh!
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums the enemy nearly slew you
My darling dear you look so queer, Johnny I hardly knew yeh
But sad as it is to see you so haroo, haroo
But sad as it is to see you so haroo, haroo
But sad as it is to see you so
And think of you now as an object of woe, your Peggy’ll still keep you on as
her beau;
Johnny I hardly knew yeh!

(traduzione)

Mentre percorri la strada per la dolce Athy, Haroo, haroo
Mentre percorri la strada per la dolce Athy, Haroo, haroo
Mentre percorri la strada per la dolce Athy
Un bastone nella mia mano, una lacrima nei miei occhi, una dolente fanciulla che ho sentito piangere
Johnny, ti conoscevo appena
Con tamburi e pistole e pistole e tamburi, Haroo, Haroo
Con tamburi e pistole e pistole e tamburi, Haroo, Haroo
Con tamburi e fucili e fucili e tamburi il nemico ti ha quasi ucciso
Mio caro caro, sembri così strano, Johnny, ti conoscevo appena
Dove sono le gambe con cui corri haroo, haroo
Dove sono le gambe con cui corri haroo, haroo
Dove sono le gambe con cui corri
Quando andavi a imbracciare una pistola, in effetti i tuoi giorni di ballo sono finiti
Johnny, ti conoscevo appena!
Con tamburi e pistole e pistole e tamburi, Haroo, Haroo
Con tamburi e pistole e pistole e tamburi, Haroo, Haroo
Con tamburi e fucili e fucili e tamburi il nemico ti ha quasi ucciso
Mio caro caro, sembri così strano, Johnny, ti conoscevo appena
Non hai un braccio e non hai una gamba haroo, haroo
Non hai un braccio e non hai una gamba haroo, haroo
Non hai un braccio e non hai una gamba sei un senza occhi, senza naso,
uovo senza pollo
Dovrai essere messo in una ciotola per elemosinare
Johnny, ti conoscevo appena!
Con tamburi e pistole e pistole e tamburi, Haroo, Haroo
Con tamburi e pistole e pistole e tamburi, Haroo, Haroo
Con tamburi e fucili e fucili e tamburi il nemico ti ha quasi ucciso
Mio caro caro, sembri così strano, Johnny, ti conoscevo appena
Sono felice di vederti a casa haroo, haroo
Sono felice di vederti a casa haroo, haroo
Sono felice di vederti a casa
Tutto dall'isola di Sullon, così basso nella carne così alto nell'osso
Johnny, ti conoscevo appena!
Con tamburi e pistole e pistole e tamburi, Haroo, Haroo
Con tamburi e pistole e pistole e tamburi, Haroo, Haroo
Con tamburi e fucili e fucili e tamburi il nemico ti ha quasi ucciso
Mio caro caro, sembri così strano, Johnny, ti conoscevo appena
Ma per quanto sia triste vederti così haroo, haroo
Ma per quanto sia triste vederti così haroo, haroo
Ma per quanto sia triste vederti così
E pensa a te ora come a un oggetto di guai, la tua Peggy continuerà a tenerti come
il suo fidanzato;
Johnny, ti conoscevo appena!