Topic: Old anti war song. Johny I hardly Knew ye

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Old anti war song. Sad. Some Irish guy returns from a war in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) missing two  legs, one arm, and one eye. His old GF hardly recognizes him.

https://youtu.be/T-kBZjoWGNg

    An anti war song about an Irish lad who fought in the Kandyan Wars in Ceylon ( Sri Lanka) for the British in the early 1800's. Arrives home sans arms, legs and an eye. Unrecognisable to his old sweetheart. Fact - the 83rd ( County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot fought in Ceylon from 1817 -1821 during the 1817/18 Uva rebellion. A somewhat brutal period of Sri Lankan colonial history - the male population over 18 was massacred in the province of Uva

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Another version The Irish Rovers w lyrics.

https://youtu.be/OkpiwHo0Po0

Here is how I discovered it. The Russian redhead Alina was born on St. Patrick's Day so she sings Irish songs. 10 years ago her English mimicry skills were not good.

https://youtu.be/BB7Vs-7Qy6E

[patentlymn]

Old anti war song. Sad. Some Irish guy returns from a war in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) missing two  legs, one arm, and one eye. His old GF hardly recognizes him.

https://youtu.be/T-kBZjoWGNg

    An anti war song about an Irish lad who fought in the Kandyan Wars in Ceylon ( Sri Lanka) for the British in the early 1800's. Arrives home sans arms, legs and an eye. Unrecognisable to his old sweetheart. Fact - the 83rd ( County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot fought in Ceylon from 1817 -1821 during the 1817/18 Uva rebellion. A somewhat brutal period of Sri Lankan colonial history - the male population over 18 was massacred in the province of Uva

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Another version The Irish Rovers w lyrics.

https://youtu.be/OkpiwHo0Po0

Here is how I discovered it. The Russian redhead Alina was born on St. Patrick's Day so she sings Irish songs. 10 years ago her English mimicry skills were not good.

https://youtu.be/BB7Vs-7Qy6E

A better version. Dropkick Murphys.
https://youtu.be/srG9hIY6Edg

related poem kinda Tommy by Kipling
https://youtu.be/wzLjkIKWH6c