The Murtha Song

Hey, Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ya

(Sung to tune of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again”)

words by Larry Bailey

While tryin’ to get to Washington, hurrah! hurrah!

While tryin’ to get to Washington, hurrah! hurrah!

While tryin’ to get to Washington

John Murtha said he would get it done,

And up to now he’s been the one,

But now we hardly know him.

Chorus:

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums, hurrah! hurrah!

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums, hurrah! hurrah!

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums

We’re seein’ clearly through ya;

Oh, Congressman from Penn’s sweet land--

Yes, Johnny we hardly know ya.

Where is the tongue that spoke so straight, hurrah! hurrah!

Where is the tongue that spoke so straight, hurrah! hurrah!

Where is the tongue that spoke so straight?

It’s gone right through the garden gate;

To hear your lies seems our poor fate,

Hey, Johnny we hardly know ya.

Chorus:

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums, hurrah! hurrah!

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums, hurrah! hurrah!

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums

We’re seein’ utterly through ya;

Oh, Congressman from Penn’s sweet land--

Yes, Johnny we hardly know ya.

You spoke so ill of our Marines, hurrah! hurrah!

You spoke so ill of our Marines, hurrah! hurrah!

You spoke so ill of our Marines,

Your mouth’s in front of your brain’s poor means!

Just wait till you get to heaven’s scenes;

The Corps will never know ya!

Chorus:

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums, hurrah! hurrah!

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums, hurrah! hurrah!

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums

We’re seein’ clearly through ya;

Oh, Congressman from Penn’s sweet land--

Yes, Johnny we hardly know ya.

But we’ll be glad to have you home, hurrah! hurrah!

But we’ll be glad to have you home, hurrah! hurrah!

Yes, we’ll be glad to have you home,

We’ll make certain-sure that you never roam

To Capitol Hill’s gold-covered dome

Now that we really know ya!

Chorus:

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums, hurrah! hurrah!

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums, hurrah! hurrah!

With your flappin’ gums and rolls of tums

We’re seein’ clearly through ya;

Oh, Congressman from Penn’s sweet land--

Yes, Johnny we hardly know ya.