Biography:
Karan Casey (b. 1969 in Ballyduff Lower, County Waterford, Ireland) is an Irish folk singer and jazz singer, and a former member of the Irish band Solas.
Her family encouraged her to sing in the house, in a church choir and at school. At Waterford Regional Technical College she studied piano then took music at University College Dublin in 1987. Having learned to copy Ella Fitzgerald's scat singing, she performed in a Dublin bistro several nights per week while still a student.
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While goin' the road to sweet Athy
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While goin' the road to sweet Athy
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Goin' the road to sweet Athy
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A stick in me hand, a drop in me eye
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A doleful damsel I heard cry
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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With your guns and drums and drums and guns
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Hurroo hurroo
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With your guns and drums and drums and guns
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Hurroo hurroo
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With guns and drums and drums and guns
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The enemy nearly slew ye
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My darling dear, you look so queer
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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Where are your eyes that were so mild?
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Where are your eyes that were so mild?
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Where are your eyes that were so mild
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When my heart you so beguiled?
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Why did you run from me and the child?
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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Where are your legs that used to run?
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Where are your legs that used to run?
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Hurroo hurroo
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Where are your legs that used to run
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When you went for to carry the gun?
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Indeed, your dancing days are done
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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You haven't an arm, you haven't a leg
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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I'm happy for to see you home
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I'm happy for to see you home
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All from the island of Ceylon
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So low in flesh, so high in bone
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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With your guns and drums and drums and guns
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Hurroo hurroo
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With your guns and drums and drums and guns
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Hurroo hurroo
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With guns and drums and drums and guns
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The enemy nearly slew ye
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My darling dear, you look so queer
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
While goin' the road to sweet Athy
Am
Hurroo hurroo
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While goin' the road to sweet Athy
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Hurroo hurroo
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Goin' the road to sweet Athy
Dm Am
A stick in me hand, a drop in me eye
F C Dm Am
A doleful damsel I heard cry
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
Dm
With your guns and drums and drums and guns
Am
Hurroo hurroo
Dm
With your guns and drums and drums and guns
F
Hurroo hurroo
F C
With guns and drums and drums and guns
Dm Am
The enemy nearly slew ye
F C Dm Am
My darling dear, you look so queer
Dm
Johnny, I hardly knew ye
Dm
Where are your eyes that were so mild?
Am
Hurroo hurroo
Dm
Where are your eyes that were so mild?
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Hurroo hurroo
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Where are your eyes that were so mild
Dm Am
When my heart you so beguiled?
F C Dm Am
Why did you run from me and the child?
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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Where are your legs that used to run?
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Hurroo hurroo
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Where are your legs that used to run?
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Hurroo hurroo
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Where are your legs that used to run
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When you went for to carry the gun?
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Indeed, your dancing days are done
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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You haven't an arm, you haven't a leg
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Hurroo hurroo
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You haven't an arm, you haven't a leg
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Hurroo hurroo
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You haven't an arm, you haven't a leg
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You're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg
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You'll have to put a bowl out to beg
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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I'm happy for to see you home
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Hurroo hurroo
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I'm happy for to see you home
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Hurroo hurroo
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I'm happy for to see you home
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All from the island of Ceylon
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So low in flesh, so high in bone
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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With your guns and drums and drums and guns
Am
Hurroo hurroo
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With your guns and drums and drums and guns
F
Hurroo hurroo
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With guns and drums and drums and guns
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The enemy nearly slew ye
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My darling dear, you look so queer
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Johnny, I hardly knew ye
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