The Irish Rovers, Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye (w/ lyrics)

[@AusyG]

Just to clarify the tune was likely written in the early 1700s it was called Johnny fill up the bowl which was a drinking song. It wasn't until 1862 that a man rewrote it for his sister who's fiance was a soldier.

[@epicallyeverything1872]

There was also an Irishman who used that tune to do When Johny Comes Marching Home. It was made around the Civil War era but used the same tune as Johny I Hardly New Ya

[@bearwiththumbs]

@@epicallyeverything1872 Actually the two come from Johnny fill up the bowl and are unrelated (according to a study a the university of Tennesee) but Johnny I hardly knew ye probably came first as it is about the wars in Sri Lanka in the late 17 and early 1800s predating Johnny comes marching home by about 50 years.

[@theclockwork6598]

@@bearwiththumbs Johnny I hardly knew ye hat different melody at first. It was AFTER Johnny comes marching that Joseph B. Geoghegan wrote this version of the song with the melody of Johnny fill up the bowl

[@davispeterson1876]

@@theclockwork6598 the oldest written record of this song is in a small book of Irish folk songs published in 1811, although oral versions are suspected to predate that, possibly by quite a bit.

[@theclockwork6598]

@@davispeterson1876 that's true I'm only saying that it adapted the melody of Johnny fill up the bowl in 1867

[@MrJuanito931228]

War is a terrible business.....You can feel the regret, anguish from being dragged off to war and coming back like a broken man. My grandfather who was a Scottish war veteran used to sing this song whenever he mourned his friends during the war. He told me an Irish friend of his taught him this song on the battlefield. Good thing they both came back alive.

[@celestialbro336]

Witch war?

[@MrJuanito931228]

@@celestialbro336 World War II

[@celestialbro336]

@@MrJuanito931228 ah

[@BvdC1992]

A late comment perhaps, but it made me think of a quote from Allen Ginsberg: “War is good business. Invest your son.” Makes me pretty sad and weary….

[@Blitzenbynagornokarabakh]

@MrJuanito931228 Do U Have Detail Of Your Grandfather, He May Be On Wikipedia Or The British War Memorial

[@sonofmorrigan9003]

We all hardly know Johnny but we know shit goes down when he comes marching.

[@er_dragosaurus_rex]

And i feel gay

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@er_dragosaurus_rex we all feel gay when johnny comes marching home

[@captainhectorbarbosa8422]

@@theworldoverheavan560 and we’ll all drink stone wine when johnny comes marching home

[@brremsilverte.9022]

We barley know him, but we keep sending him to undisclosed locations “over there”

[@Person-ro6uh]

My favorite line is 'and the women they will all turn out' lmao

[@Luxon42]

I get goosebumps every time he says:"...the enemy NEVER slew ye..".I don't know why :p It's amazing

[@pbrstreetgang6681]

The enemy never slew IRELAND! The undefeatable Fighting Irish.

[@gevsondybeli]

yeap imagine to listen it from sweet Santiano. Wundervoll. a masterpiece of art

[@ryanhernandez1877]

Me too...

[@Murph_gaming]

It's nearly, not never.

[@Murph_gaming]

@Dalishar Arcturus fair enough. Thanks

[@ANewYouMotivation]

This is such a sad song behind such a merry tune. That contrast gives me unexplainable goosebumps every time I listen

[@justchillinghowaboutyou3174]

Love Ireland! From Michigan, USA

[@johnnyryan656]

Damn my country has amazing music

[@YorkyOne]

It's English.

[@ranilboteju]

An anti war song about an Irish lad who fought in the Kandyan Wars in Ceylon ( Sri Lanka) for the British in the early 1800's. Arrives home sans arms, legs and an eye. Unrecognisable to his old sweetheart. Fact - the 83rd ( County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot fought in Ceylon from 1817 -1821 during the 1817/18 Uva rebellion. A somewhat brutal period of Sri Lankan colonial history - the male population over 18 was massacred in the province of Uva.

[@Ellemerob]

Thanks for the info.

[@justasoda1762]

@@GAGONMYCOREY how

[@indycole396]

@@GAGONMYCOREY no u

[@indycole396]

He’s also missing an arm, but interesting!

[@MeenaKumari-id8wm]

Thanks for this!

[@kanadbhaumik3241]

Expectations: When Johnny comes marchin' home again... Reality: Johnny I hardly knew ya... Truly wonderful realization.

[@smg5-stitchproductions312]

*A N T*

[@josephlongbone4255]

Poor Johnny, He'll never leave her, He'll never come marching home, tis a shame, I hardly knew him.

[@stealthworx4371]

I just came across a wikipedia article that mentioned this song. Never knew there was such a famous song about an Irish soldier's experience during British colonial wars in Sri Lanka (Island of sulloon = Ceylon = Sivhela = Sri Lanka). The Irish people too have faced so much Hardship because of British imperialism always wish them the best.

[@user-ze8yy8jg1f]

It wasn't just British colonial wars The wars in Sri Lanka were east India trade companies They hired directly from Ireland separately from the crown

[@행복의나라로-h9k]

아련한 멜로디다. 고난의 세월, 지난한 삶, 전쟁, 기아, 죽음, 절망, 사랑 등의 애환을 살아가는 인간이 부르는 노래다. 가사를 몰라도 음률에 다 전해져 온다

[@배터리-z6o]

한국댓이다...

[@ottogren1]

Damnit. Why are all Korean comments so well-put?

[@timothytayntor]

I know right ​@ottogreen2749

[@이가은-k3t]

@@ottogren1감성적인 대한민국~>

[@berkeinselman1407]

I love Ireland 🇮🇪 from Turkey 🇹🇷

[@lowdown4651]

Im an old. 67 vet & tear up every time i hear this i think bout all vets but also my brothers & sisters who served in vietnam bless all rip those gave all ✌

[@Lycanroc_Collects101]

Thank you for your service ❤️

[@anthrax.bagelX]

Thank you for your service

[@dannyboy6476]

Thank you for your service sir.

[@PNN_ParodyNewsNetwork]

Criminal war, a waste of young men for big business....

[@rodrigofloyd890]

they only served a lost cause a big arms industry. Viet Nam won.

[@PTMsubaru41]

Irish songs are the best songs :D greeting from France, I hope to see you guys here one day :)

[@Slobbynobby]

Jordan FISSEUX one day wee man! I will save ye a pint :)

[@PTMsubaru41]

Bernard Doyle I dont drink alcohol at all except for one day, the only beer I drink is a 1/2 pint of Guinness on the 17th of March :) I loved my trip to Ireland and I just want to go back there at least once :)

[@mysterybox9882]

They're ded

[@wulfricbushby7008]

@@Slobbynobby lol

[@mohdtarmuji986]

Was in Dublin, love the Irish folk song ...but don't forget their gueiness ...

[@blumelein6332]

This might sound weird but this song really helps me sleep

[@saulesalejos4483]

Now I know what I will sing to my child to help em sleep.

[@zesty_jesty]

I can relate!

[@RadicalCaveman]

You sleep, yes, but what kind of dreams do you have?

[@markhenderson3076]

That does sound weird. Perhaps u were in the 1861 civil war. Sleep well!

[@bbercan]

Same!

[@averyguilbert6314]

“So low in flesh, so high in bone” Jesus Christ this is HAUNTING

[@marinoceccotti9155]

So sad and beautiful a song.

[@williamsmeds1368]

I'm Finnish and have absolutely 0% connection to Ireland yet i love irish music and culture! This is an incredible song.

[@Liam-lv1fx]

We love Finland too.. you're a nation of warriors

[@YorkyOne]

@@Liam-lv1fx It's an English song written in 1867 for the music hall.

[@Liam-lv1fx]

@@YorkyOne It was written by someone with Irish parents born in England and it was about an Irish man coming home from war.. it's very much an Irish song

[@YorkyOne]

@@Liam-lv1fx But written as a parody not a political statement. And Joseph P Geoghegan was born in what is now Salford to an Irish father and an English mother.

[@epipsychidionozymandias5021]

I've been knowing this song since I was a baby and I never knew the title or lyrics. So this made me happier than I thought possible

[@jonathanpinckney9227]

I don't know how happy it is for whoever reads this, but Happy Armistice Day and Happy Veteran's Day. Memorial Day is for the heroes. Veteran's Day is for the ones who are still here.

[@bobalexandrovich1506]

Back in late summer 2021 at our dacha in northern Ukraine my grandad and I listened to a playlist of The Irish Rovers during the sweltering summer days whilst we dug for our potato harvest. That was the last thing we did together. I went to the UK later than year and couldn't return home ever since the start of the war. My grandad passed since and our dacha and field is no more. Every time I listen to these songs I remember the last time I saw grandad and the happy summer days at the end of the pandemic. Not only for brave fighters who defend their motherland, but for all ordinary folk war is a terrible tragedy.

[@emilypoulsen8072]

Omg. 💔

[@otherside2501]

You just made me and boys have leaky eyes. We won't ever forget you, we won't ever let you down.

[@tigershark8867]

We won't ever run around and desert you.

[@Johnny-hb3vt]

otherside2501 our day will come

[@vickymoreira1260]

never gona give you up, never gona let you down

[@Gwenthecrusader]

Only listened to this song like 5 times and somehow know most of the lyrics I just love it SO MUCH

[@jackdanila9893]

Beautiful song, it's already on my Irish playlist

[@knalleballkalle8365]

I love you irish rebels, love from sweden

[@loslingos1232]

Also from Sweden. Looks like Sweden likes Ireland because we both like the Irish.

[@digs1223]

This song has nothing to do with Irish rebels. It's about an Irishman who joined the British army, as many did and still do. It's written by his wife's brother.

[@amandeepgill5206]

The highly anticipated sequel to When Johnny comes marching home.

[@toainsully]

Actually, it's a prequel

[@R0MANAP]

He aint gonna be marching again, that's for sure

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

First heard this as a child…upset me greatly.

[@kyfarm]

I was old the first time I heard it and it upset me greatly, too.

[@Manorbis]

Was just napping like an old man... Wearing headphones and Pandora, this song just penetrated my soul

[@mckayleem3098]

Nothing quite like rediscovering music you knew as a child. I’ve been humming this song for as long as I can remember. I had no idea where it came from, I still don’t know where i heard it, I’m only part Irish and I’m not very familiar with that side of my family as my father died when i was young. i didn’t even know it was a real song... but it somehow feels like I was supposed to know this.

[@TheIrishRovers]

Now, that's good to hear.

[@TheAutisticFrog]

the ants go marching

[@MahindaPathegamaDr]

Sympathies from the heart of Ceylon, for all touched by the sorrows of war! "I'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo... All from the island of Sulloon"... The line from this poignant song refers to the "island of Sulloon (Ceylon)," now known as Sri Lanka. It reminds us of the tragic history during the 1818 national uprising in the upcountry areas of Kandy and Ella. This was a time when the Sinhalese people fought valiantly to reclaim their land from British colonial rule. In the aftermath of this rebellion, the British governor ordered the execution of Ceylonese leaders, including the heroic Keppetipola Disawe and his family. Entire Sinhalese families were wiped out, leaving no survivors - not even children or pets - in areas like Ella, which is now famous for the Nine Arches Bridge. While we deeply mourn the loss of our ancestors and honor their courage, we also feel compassion for the British soldiers who were merely following orders, often at great personal cost. Wars like these leave no true winners - only lasting sorrow and tears for all involved. This song serves as a heartfelt reminder of the futility of war, where hate only perpetuates more hate. The true path to healing lies in love, which alone can overcome hatred! May we all strive for a future of peace and understanding.

[@Alvaro1ization]

One day the whole Ireland will be reunited!! 🇮🇪💚 Love and hope to our Irish brothers from Spain🇪🇸

[@ryan17920]

united with the British brothers in the celtic union

[@Krawn_]

Ireland in the Union of Jacob/Jack flag once again

[@wilsondb100]

United under this flag 🇬🇧 lol

[@o-o2399]

@@Krawn_ cringe

[@digs1223]

Ireland has never been one nation except under British rule. Northern Ireland is a great and unique place, it doesn't want or need to be ruled by Dublin.

[@ДанилТанов-Орёл-к7г]

Now I found the epic and cool music for my Bard in DnD😊

[@samquek1025]

I LOVE THE IRISH

[@HijasFarook]

2:42 Island of Sulloon (Ceylon), modern day Sri Lanka, Johny had injured in the Kandyan War. War against the last Kingdom of Ceylon, the Kandyan Kingdom.

[@rickjohnson8927]

WOW!!! YOUR BEST YET. DIDN'T KNOW YOU SANG AS WELL. WOW!!!

[@drone8310]

Greetings from Brazil

[@nikolairomanow485]

Johnny comes marching home is a chad, but this is a lad

[@teainsky6909]

This song was played a lot when I was a kid, haven't listened to it in years, just randomly remembered it lol

[@My_initials_are_O.G.cuz_I_am]

Normal wolves: _"Awooooo"_ Irish wolves: _"Hurroo"_

[@wazzlesmo]

They did drive the wolf population of Ireland to extinction, then the deer and elk, all thanks to their giant dogs; they literally respected their dogs so much that they took up their howling and a title given only to great warriors translated to “hound”

[@MoggieJr]

😂😂😂😂

[@thesnep4757]

@@wazzlesmo Like Cú Chulainn, the hound of Ulster?

[@johnsheehy6172]

I spent my childhood up to 10 in Ireland in the 50's and as a primary school boy, this song shook me to the core. It turned the excitement of war into a horror I wasn't ready to imagine. My culture glorified the fight for freedom from the British and all my heroes were young men who had been executed by the British. To give your life for Ireland was as high as you could imagine achieving in this life. The stark reality of these terrible lyrics brought home the horror of 19 year olds being put up against a wall and shot dead. These times have passed and I now live in an England I cherish and call home. Children shouldn't have to imagine life's horrors with such clarity. Yet, somewhere in the world, it is always a reality for some poor child. I can only think of them singly.

[@unclejoeoakland]

Let the children reckon with the knowledge of war, and grow to be men who never send children to learn it the hard way.

[@fernandoribeiro4051]

@@unclejoeoakland Seems like a never ending circle, my friend. Maybe without suffering theres no peace.

[@ody7850]

@@fernandoribeiro4051 well peace is something you have to fight for - just ask anybody from ukraine.. oder several african countries which are in different wars for years

[@brianmccarthy5557]

I'm so happy you've learned to live on your knees in England. Did you have to buy your own kneepads and hemorrhoid cream or were they issued to you? I bet Mass pats you on the head for being such a good Paddy Wog.

[@marktowell9558]

​@@ody7850peace is something you have to fight for, fabulous oxymoron

[@selimor1184]

Chanson simple et magnifique! Merci Messieurs les Irlandais!

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

Vous comprenez?

[@Alvaro1ization]

Today I sang this song to an Irish man (client) while at work here in Spain, his face of happiness was unmatched, he even followed up along with me lol Much love to the Irish💚😂

[@konstantineguruli]

The best version ♥ For a second you think that when they listen to this song and learn the lyrics there should be no war on earth. Thank you for that second ♥

[@kiryuchan137]

The virgin Johnny Comes Marching Home vs The Chad Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye

[@user-64896]

Cato The Teenager BAHAHAAHA

[@alaskaball188]

*Triggerd When Janezech comes home from war sounds*

[@kiryuchan137]

@Steven Tsakiris Hell truly has a place reserved for you

[@82dorrin]

@Steven Tsakiris That is an unforgivable sin...

[@Braindamagedpotato]

@Steven Tsakiris you should be ashamed of yourself (again should )

[@andrewotaku1679]

I remember singing this in a middle school concert. I wish it had sounded near this good.

[@cvcvcvcvcv]

Muchos hemos sentido esa sensación (en mi caso fué en primaria). Saludos desde Madrid, España.

[@oliviermosimann6931]

Irish Rovers rule 😊

[@MrThedude001]

Amen to that brother

[@gianniskastrinakis3242]

Irish and Greek are of the same culture!!! Such a beautiful song !!!

[@ashley9421]

"Drums and guns" love it

[@THE1vbLLover69_]

I always wondered where Ants Marching Up the Hill came from. I really like this

[@anoe1022]

This song made me remember the irish independancy war quite vividly. Im Italian/German.

[@antonsavin72]

Great song and great performance! Goes to my favourites

[@ricksalt6860]

man what a dark song .

[@davispeterson1876]

You think this is depressing try "Fighting for Strangers". Very similar song about a boy named Johnny joining the British army and getting all his arms and legs blown off, except where this one ends on an ever so slightly hopefull note, that one ends with Johnny being left in the street to beg and starve, then repeats the first verse about a recruiting sergeant pitching his spiel to another bunch of poor naive teenage fuckwits.

[@justingick4218]

@@davispeterson1876 the creul wars is another one

[@dannyboy6476]

@Rayan Sharara I'm sure if we were able to get along we would have done so already

[@saulesalejos4483]

War is not pretty nice if ya think abaut it. This only shows the kind of humor the soldiers had.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Yeah well real war is not like the video games you know people lose limbs and eyes and sometimes their lives.

[@JodySalah-o6v]

Oh ,I can't stop listening to this song.😢

[@bebla8381]

took me ages to find this art piece. thank you.

[@mysterybox9882]

Is.... beautiful the voice and music is so amazing I give 10 note I like the part of "with your drums and gun and guns and drums" amazing

[@chad3883]

R/ihadastroke?

[@selimor1184]

Just as I was sippin' my beer, I played this. Made the sparkle shoot up to my wits and right down to my heart. Merci beaucoup Messieurs les Irlandais, now the beer I've been sippin' for a wee bit of a little while is tasting a lot more savoury.

[@ErickReis762]

Im very gratefull that i have discovered this band and his musics today

[@jacobm2064]

Though I’m American I still love some of these Irish songs there quite great.

[@GoTELuckyCharms]

There's a good deal of us Irish-Americans out there. We don't mind sharing our songs. If you stay the fuck away from our drinks and wives you'll be safe :)

[@epicwalrus2163]

Ay same here lads,praise the great Irish music! :D

[@TrunkMonkey3000]

@@GoTELuckyCharms I'm part Irish... I think either a quarter or an eighth.... My great grandmother nearly ended up boarding the titanic (I've heard don't know the story)..., but I don't really know anything about Ireland. But I do enjoy the music it's great way to learn a bit about heritage

[@Deailon]

Ay, I remember that from my childhood. Haven't heard it in thirty years or so. I missed it and didn't know ir. Thank you.

[@tobyisdum3866]

This reminds me of a song my grandma used to sing me.. “the ants go marching one by one harah harah, the ants do marching one by one harah harah! (Verse I can’t remember) The little one stops to tie his shoe and they all go marching down and around the town (repeat)”

[@theultimategamer5764]

yes, it is that tune. I presume you are American, as I am. We know this tune and song as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and it goes with the same tune, sounding like "When Johnny comes marching home again, Hurrah! Hurrah!"

[@brremsilverte.9022]

@Aleks Stanislavov this song is really an Irish version of the American one. While this song existed earlier, it wasn’t published with this specific tune until after the American one was.

[@toainsully]

What if the Ant that stopped to tie their shoe was Irish and didn't want to fight?

[@Oliver-gb3ds]

I'm from England but I'm sure we used to sing this song in assembly in primary school it sounds familiar but either way it's a beautiful song Irish songs are the best to listen to!

[@cleess2836]

Boo England.

[@WarhammerWings]

@@cleess2836 Boo to your country.

[@mlpfan-id1np]

It's an English song written about the author's brother in law.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Only one word can describe this song: EPIC!!!

[@TheDragonTalesGuy06]

Man I even heard that from in social studies but wow it was so really EPIC too 😉😉😉😉😉👍👍👍🌟

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@TheDragonTalesGuy06 Irish rebel songs as a whole are epic.

[@bobtaylor412]

Happy St. Paddys day!🍀🍀

[@SashaNem]

_Amazing feelings rise from deep inside_

[@JosephineMO6]

my brother listened to the lyrics and now we think that its a song about all the soldiers who died in the war

[@arciks11]

It's about the ones that made it back alive, but destroyed by the cruelties of war.

[@l.salisbury1253]

"When Johnny comes marching home again Hurrah! Tra-la! He's coming by bus or underground Hurrah! Tra-la! The woman's eyes will shed a tear To see a face so beaten in fear Just around the corner from the ENGLISH CIVIL WAR" The Clash (aka the ONLY band that matters!) '78

[@hannesmaertens6249]

During games we always sing a supporting song on the tune of this song for our football team (Cercle Brugge from Belgium). Finally I found the song from which we use the melody.

[@12thlegion38]

Everybody gangsta until Johnny comes marching home

[@Ciliomv]

Rest in piece those who fought.

[@conmara6492]

Since this song is from the Kandyan wars, I have a particular connection to it. My dad's Sinhalese, and hes from Sri Lankan (Ceylon/Sulloon) and my mother is Irish, from, well, Ireland. I was born in Kandy myself, but now live in Ireland. The Kandyan Kingdom had fought many bitter wars with the Europeans for centuries up until that stage which this song is set. First it was the Portuguese, then it was the Dutch, and finally came the British, which happened to be the ones who finally conquered the region fully. The Kandyan Sinhalese had no standing army, aside from the King's personal guard and his generals, and thus, during war time, they would raise an army from the local populace, not unlike the famous Fyrds the Anglo-Saxons raised in their time. While quite literally outgunned in many situations, the Kandyans opted for fierce Guerilla war tactics, in order to gain the upper hand on the invaders, often setting traps, ambushes or merely just using the environment to their advantages. Part of what they did also related to the violent mutilation of Foreign soldiers. You see, if they just killed the enemy, in theory, the leaders would only have to pay a small enough amount in order to compensate the bereaved families. However if they were mutilated, they would have to be compensated more. Also in theory, if people saw their mutilated countrymen, they would be less inclined to enlist. So as a result, many of the British soldiers that survived desperate battles, or were captured alive, were mutilated and often times crippled. But despite this, many soldiers still came, vying for the military pay that came with their service. A lot of them came from poorer parts of the Empire, including the desperately poor regions of Ireland. The folk song this video shares, stems from the multiated irish soldiers who fought on behalf of Britain, who left a lasting impact on their communities. I know for definite that my ancestors on my sri lankan side, fought in the war, due to them being part of a noble warrior caste, but for my Irish side, anything goes Although, they would have been far less inclined to help the british in any capacity, due to personal family bereavements from King Henry's and Cromwell's time. But maybe, just maybe, my ancestors on opposite sides of the war, met and clashed but ultimately didnt kill each other, so that their descendants would eventually meet and then create the disappointment that's currently speaking to you all, today.

[@stijn2472]

This story is great. Especially the ending haha.

[@conmara6492]

@@stijn2472 all good stories have a hint of truth to them after all

[@stijn2472]

@@conmara6492 Sure do

[@LyraPyxisVT]

Interesting, thanks for sharing

[@boeingbetty24jettonlousie85]

@romma I know but that poor Johnny has no leg or arm but the king credited him huraa huraa

[@caritomartinez3955]

Los rovers irlandeses - Apenas te conocía🇨🇱Chile Fiestas Patrias Rhythm 1: 0:22 Rhythm 2: 0:57

[@boeingbetty24jettonlousie85]

When goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo When goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo When goin' the road to sweet Athy A stick in me hand and a drop in me eye A doleful damsel I heard cry Johnny I hardly knew ye With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums The enemy nearly slew ye Oh darling dear, ye look so queer Johnny I hardly knew ye Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo Where are the eyes that looked so mild, hurroo, hurroo Where are the eyes that looked so mild When my poor heart you first beguiled Why did ye run from me and the child Johnny, I hardly knew ye With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums The enemy nearly slew ye Oh darling dear, ye look so queer Johnny I hardly knew ye Where are the legs with which you run, hurroo, hurroo Where are the legs with which you run, hurroo, hurroo Where are the legs with which you run When first you went to carry a gun Indeed your dancing days are done Johnny, I hardly knew ye With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums The enemy nearly slew ye Oh darling dear, ye look so queer Johnny I hardly knew ye Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg Ye're an eyeless, boneless, chickenless egg Ye'll have to be left with a bowl to beg Johnny I hardly knew ye With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums The enemy nearly slew ye Oh my darling dear, ye look so queer Johnny I hardly knew ye And I'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo Yes I'm happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo Oh I'm happy for to see ye home All from the island of Ceylon So low in the flesh, so high in the bone Johnny I hardly knew ye With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums, hurroo, hurroo With your drums and guns and guns and drums The enemy never slew ye Oh darling dear, ye look so queer Johnny I hardly knew ye

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

thanks

[@jamievee8375]

“The enemy nearly slew ya” talking about missing an arm and both legs and going out in the streets to beg, this song definitely reminds me of The Cruel Wars by the Dreadnaughts.

[@tommybehzad6041]

Awesome song

[@oliverpony]

And we'll all drink stone wine when johnny come marching home 🍷

[@brianhunter2924]

As a point of fact, it is not Sulloon. They are referring to the isle of Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka).

[@GuitarRocker2008]

I don't know where I heard it but I swear I heard an extra verse of this song go: They're rolling out the guns again huroo huroo They're rolling out the guns again huroo huroo They're rolling out the guns again looking for young strong Irish men But they never will take our sons again Johnny, I swear it to ya.

[@kidrubycat6546]

thats how my grandma sing it without her cd

[@russyeatman5631]

Too bad that is not true ....

[@michaelagampe7685]

Please watch the Version of Joan Baez in KZbin, there she sings the Missing Verse !

[@cyanide5287]

The man behind the wire: Armoured cars and tanks and guns Came to take away our sons But every man must stand behind The man behind the wire!

[@LayTooPlant]

There are multiple versions of these songs, these are just the most well known versions.

[@さらっち-d2m]

私は日本人ですが、この曲は世界を代表する曲だと思う。

[@haltair4015]

何故ですか ？

[@wiglif4ever]

Listening to this in Sri Lanka ❤ old Ceylon 😅 amazing version

[@bigsammichthoughts]

"So low in flesh, so high in bone" is a brutal way to say that someone died

[@passonthestar3689]

It's not even that It's just that he's sickly from the listed grevious injuries

[@saulesalejos4483]

I belive that means "You are starved and weak" like you can see their bones through his skin.

[@cannonf_odder3041]

@@passonthestar3689 more like “stickly” seeing how he has more bones than flesh

[@gumshoe1285]

Brutal way to say he has no legs too

[@yemuppet8102]

He didnt die ... "the enemy NEVER slew ye" "So low in flesh, so high in bone" = "skin and bone"

[@carolgarabedian01]

Nice song

[@phantomope4031]

1500's people: Anybody still listening? 2021: YES

[@pradeepjoseph]

2024 Yes

[@celticband9987]

Now this is an epic song!

[@Андрій-ж8к]

Thanks for your work, its amazing, hello from Ukraine 🇺🇦🇮🇪🇨🇦❤️

[@fernandorojas7665]

How are the things going there for you?

[@Андрій-ж8к]

@@fernandorojas7665 We are currently at war with Russia.

[@Андрій-ж8к]

@catmos_real Thanks, i corrected mistake.

[@DavideKuras]

@@Андрій-ж8к yes that's well known but how are YOU?

[@emilypoulsen8072]

So much of our culture is Irish in origin.

[@nyteblayde9049]

I'm hopefully moving to Ireland someday, to explore my roots.

[@lyubomyr76]

What a song. Greetings from Galicia in Ukraine

[@amshasOFC]

Que melodia incrível!

[@geraldwilson681]

Oh I am American with Irish and Scottish ancestry and this song just....🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@theshadowlord6406]

Omg I remember this when I was younger! My mam used to sing this to me when I was a whee baby

[@thecheese796]

Sometimes I believe that I must be more Irish than English and these kinds of songs prove it

[@AwRighttttt]

Us Irish and English are the same sorta people realy kinda.. 😕Our boiis did fight your government and army 800 year with no fear but if the shoe was on the other foot use would have done the same don't lie! But I've no problem with English people at all never had I've family who are English... But don't let all these diversity princesses in our country be racist towards you brits pal these cowards love everyone else its ridiculous but tell the brits to go home all the time it's embarrassing.. 🙄😠.. But an English man that doesn't have a sign in his pub or shop that says no dogs no Irish that man is a friend to me! 🙏🤞👌

[@thecheese796]

If the shoe was in the other foot I would have done the same ‘tis true the accent of my local area can sound very similar to irish which makes for some funny encounters, as for my relation with Irishmen I love them all they’re always a good laugh to talk to and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t jealous of Ireland and their culture, love from the south west man ❤️

[@AwRighttttt]

@@thecheese796 cheers pal your a gentleman.. 👌Be proud of both cultures but both British and Irish and don't let any coward tell you your 'racist' because off it 🙄🙄to hell with them cowards! Take care pal

[@thecheese796]

aye boiii thanks man you too

[@YorkyOne]

@@thecheese796 The song is actually an 1867 English music hall parody of 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home'. Hope this helps with your conflicting emotions.

[@kimraudenbush615]

This song has the same feeling of sorrow and pain as Pink Floyd's "Brothers in Arms" and Paul Simon's "The Side of a Hill"...

[@emrisrex]

Magnificent song.... 🍀

[@dagansonnenburg7843]

awesome song :)

[@aidenminick8752]

Oh this is the perfect song

[@soumyabhattacharjee6442]

Such pain suffered while inflicting pain on an innocent other. All by the command of the British 'masters' The ones who maimed Johnny or the ones Johnny killed in Ceylon had no quarrel with him.

[@XXStrong1]

When an anti-war song becomes pro-war.

[@nicolasg7601]

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" came first, but "Johnny Fill Up the Bowl" was the original.

[@historiansayori2089]

Look up what happened to “I didn’t raise my boy to be a soldier”

[@DJxSGGxNeo]

It makes me want to fight, I spent 12 years in the army :)

[@georgecaldwell1092]

@@DJxSGGxNeo God Bless you

[@damienfinnegan8272]

wait so this song was anti war then it became pro war?

[@Lavvysuperstar23]

*cuts my hair short* what my dad says: I just think it suits you better long what he means: 3:08

[@paris5410]

Same but homophobic family members.

[@TudorascuBogdan]

Hahaha

[@stuckonaslide]

lol.

[@jamesharding3459]

You fucking wot? Short hair isn't gay at all.

[@Lavvysuperstar23]

@@jamesharding3459 I'm female

[@НинаНовикова-м5у]

Красивее традиционной Ирландской культуры ничего НЕТ !!!🦄🦄🦄🥜🥜🥜🍞🥖🍺🍻🍺🪢🪢🪢

[@redwolf7929]

Is it true a lot of Russians enjoy irish culture and music?- if so why is that?

[@chasethemaster3440]

Facts

[@chasethemaster3440]

@@redwolf7929 I don’t know

[@jkilla9934]

​@@redwolf7929 it is not limited to irish and I think it is because in communism there was not a lot of culture