Lemme tell you a little About a man named Johnny He was a hard son of a preacher at the bar
Lager the tap Or shots of Paddy the shelf He could open his And back a bottle As as the Devil himself, Johnny Tarr
And the got around That Johnny was no pretender From Claire to here they'd up the beer When went on a bender
at Dickey Mack's The Rising Sun, or at the He was drinking at seven, by ten to Well, all the booze would be gone, Tarr
And even if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't it But I wouldn't a person like me, if I were you Sure I there, I swear I have an alibi I it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true
It was in the morning On a cold and rainy Johnny into the Castle Bar Looking to get
He had in his pocket He had in his eye He said, "Get up off asses And set up the I'm this place dry"
Now all the serious They were soon hearted Johnny finished off six And he was only started
Guzzling down the Knockin' em like candy He was alright to be drinkin' all night Then brought out the brandy, Johnny Tarr
And if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it But I wouldn't trust a person me, if I were you Sure I wasn't there, I I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who says true
Johnny drank the whole damn Had pint or two When it no impression He started a session Murphy's Millennium Brew
He was for his pint When his face green Jesus, fell down After only
And you could've a pin drop Then the let out a roar It took five Cork To lift Johnny off the
The doctor him over And said, "Better call the But it's not what you're It wasn't the drinkin' man died of thirst" 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 there, I swear I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who it's true
And even if you saw it yourself, you believe it But I trust a person like me, if I were you Sure I wasn't there, I swear I have an I heard it a man who knows a fella who says it's true