Song | Johnny Went to the War |
Artist | Paddy Goes to Holyhead |
Album | Ready for Paddy? |
They′ll send him to the war-inspector | |
"I′ll be back tomorrow" said he | |
"When I will return again we′ll go to Mexico" | |
"They sent you to the war-inspector | |
I have missed you Johnny" said she | |
"Great to know you by my side | |
I′ll never let you go | |
[Refrain:] | |
In the name of freedom | |
Where the murdering cannons roar | |
Excellent diversion | |
Johnny-Boy went to the war | |
They′ll send him to the regiment | |
"I′ll be back tomorrow" said he | |
"When I will return again we′ll go to Mexico" | |
"They sent you to the regiment | |
I have missed you Johnny" said she | |
"Great to know you by my side | |
I′ll never let you go | |
[Refrain] | |
They′ll send him to the battlefield | |
"I′ll be back tomorrow" said he | |
"When I will return again you′ll never let me go" | |
"They sent you to the battlefield | |
I have missed you Johnny" said she | |
"Great to know you by my side | |
In your graveyard down below" | |
[Refrain] |
They ll send him to the warinspector | |
" I ll be back tomorrow" said he | |
" When I will return again we ll go to Mexico" | |
" They sent you to the warinspector | |
I have missed you Johnny" said she | |
" Great to know you by my side | |
I ll never let you go | |
Refrain: | |
In the name of freedom | |
Where the murdering cannons roar | |
Excellent diversion | |
JohnnyBoy went to the war | |
They ll send him to the regiment | |
" I ll be back tomorrow" said he | |
" When I will return again we ll go to Mexico" | |
" They sent you to the regiment | |
I have missed you Johnny" said she | |
" Great to know you by my side | |
I ll never let you go | |
Refrain | |
They ll send him to the battlefield | |
" I ll be back tomorrow" said he | |
" When I will return again you ll never let me go" | |
" They sent you to the battlefield | |
I have missed you Johnny" said she | |
" Great to know you by my side | |
In your graveyard down below" | |
Refrain |