Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem | Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye (1961)

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Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem | Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye (1961)

"Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" (Roud 3137), is a popular traditional song, sung to the same tune as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home".

First published in London in 1867 and written by Joseph B. Geoghegan, a prolific English songwriter and successful music hall figure, it remained popular in Britain and Ireland and the United States into the early years of the 20th century.

The song was recorded by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem on their eponymous album in 1961 leading to a renewal of its popularity.

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