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Johnny Tarr Lyrics

Lemme tell you a little story about a man named Johnny Tarr
He was a hard
drinking son of a preacher, always at the bar
Lager from the tap or shots of
Paddy from the shelf
He could open his throttle and throw back a bottle as
quick as the devil himself.... Johnny Tarr

Word got around that Johnny
Tarr was no pretender,
From Claire to here they'd lock up the beer when
Jonny went on a bender,
Down at Dickey Mack's, the Rising Sun, or at the
Swan
He was drinking at seven by ten to eleven well all the booze would be
gone! Johnny Tarr!

Chorus: 
Even if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't
believe it,
But I wouldn't trust a person like me, if i were you
I wasn't
there I swear i have an alibi
I heard it from a man who knows a fella who
says it's true!

It was nine in the morning, on a cold and rainy
night,
Johnny rolled into the Castle Bar, looking to get tight
He had
money in his pocket, he had whiskey in his eye,
He said: Get up off your
asses and set up the glasses, I'm drinking this place dry!

Now all the
serious boozers, they were soon broken hearted
When Johnny finished off six
and he was only getting started
Guzzling down the pints, knokin' em back
like candy,
He was lookin' alright to be drinkin' all night, then Nora
brought out the brandy!  Johnny Tarr!

Chorus: 
Even if you saw it
yourself, you wouldn't believe it,
But I wouldn't trust a person like me, if
i were you
I wasn't therem I swear i have an alibi
I heard it from a man
who knows a fella who says it's true!

Johnny drank the whole damn
bottle, had another pint or two,
When it made no impression he started a
session with Murphy's Millenium Brew
He was waiting for a pint when his face
turned green;
Jesus, Johnny fell down after only fifteen!

You could
have heard a pin drop, then the crowd let out a roar,
It took five Cork
women to lift Johnny off the floor!
The doctor looked him over and said
better call the hearse:
But it's not what you're thinkin' It wasn't the
Drink' this man died of thirst! Johnny Tarr!

Chorus: X 2
Even if you
saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it,
But I wouldn't trust a person like
me, if i were you
I wasn't therem I swear i have an alibi
I heard it from
a man who knows a fella who says it's true!