"While going the road to sweet Athy, A stick in my hand and a drop in my eye, A doleful damsel I heard cry: “Och Johnny, I hardly knew ye! With drums and guns, and guns and drums, The enemy nearly slew ye; My darling dear, you look so queer, Och, Johnny, I hardly knew ye!""
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"'Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye' (Irish Folk Song)", jfklibrary.org (11 September 2018)
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Joseph B. Geoghegan
Joseph Bryan Geoghegan (13 April 1815 – 21 January 1889) was a prolific English songwriter and successful music hall figure, known for "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" and "Ten Thousand Miles Away".
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