5 -6 -6 -6 -7 7 -7 7 -6 6 5 6 While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo 5 -6 -6 -6 -7 7 -7 7 -8 8 7 8 While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo 7 8 8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 7 7 7 -7 While goin' the road to sweet Athy A stick in me hand and a tear in me eye 8 -8 7 -7 6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 A doleful damsel I heard cry, Johnny I hardly knew ye.