343. Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye (Traditional Irish)

[zigzag4d9]

ray you do this song justice well done mate

[raymondcrooke]

@zigzag4d9 Thank you. It's one of my favourites.

[iBossAll]

aren't you tired from standing ??

[raymondcrooke]

@iBossAll I'd be a bit worried if I couldn't stand up for five and a half minutes!

[iBossAll]

@raymondcrooke haha! You have an excellent channel by the way.

[Correbombita]

Thank you

[raymondcrooke]

@Correbombita You're welcome.

[MerlePsyA]

I'm delighted to have discovered your singing and playing. You are the real deal, and you do justice to this poignant lament, a great song, a great rendition.

[raymondcrooke]

@MerlePsyA Thanks for all the comments on my songs. I hope you will find plenty more to enjoy on my channel.

[vomitgorefromheaven]

Great, man! Great!

[dewijones92]

fantastic

[GorlenBay]

go to wikipedia to see the fact about which song was the first.

The irish version comes form the 19 century, before the american version.

[jacobwolf124]

@GorlenBay Both are still great songs.

[FreddyKrueger118]

Your songs are really great to listen at.

I love the irish songs. They are nice to hear while drinking beer aswelll ;)

Grüße aus Deutschland

[raymondcrooke]

@FreddyKrueger118 Thanks. I'm glad you're enjoying my channel.

[salo69]

Aroo Aroo...

[taurolar]

While I do enjoy the Dropkick Murhpys version

[meursalt]

Nice rendition. I stumbled across this song while learning The Clash's "English Civil War" which uses the same melody (though it is based more on the American "Johnny Comes Marching Home" version. I like the original

so much that I may play a hybrid version, with the original lyrics over the newer chord progression.

@sk8terdude098: Speaking as a yank, I've never heard our version used in a pro-war context. Admittedly the lyrics may glorify war, but it is normally understood as a protest song.

[raymondcrooke]

@meursalt Thanks for your comments.

[banryu666]

Incredible voice, amazing sond, awesome performance.

Sir, you have a 10.



[raymondcrooke]

@banryu666 Thank you.

[BitchingDJD]

it tickles when he sings

[vandal420]

Does drinking to this reinforce the stereotype?

[Pixelslet]

"My darling dear you look so queer?" :D Love your accent, I love it when people say 'me' in stead of 'my'

[raymondcrooke]

@Pixelslet Must be me Aussie accent.

[legionireland]

@raymondcrooke well that just shows how ignorant ye are me lass

[danfocke]

I like very much



[DCarnold84]

"...an' it was just around the corner in, the English civil war..."

Great tune set to any lyrics for sure. You are an inspiration sir.

[raymondcrooke]

@DCarnold84 Thanks for watching.

[iliketits95]

I'm half Irish, half Scottish and this makes me proud to be what Iam. keep doin' what you're doiun' sir and god bless ya.

[raymondcrooke]

@iliketits95 Thank you, and so do I.

[Zethux]

I'm gettin' the vibe that you guys have guns and drums?

[raymondcrooke]

@Zethux We'd all be better off without them!

[bordinbetti]

Beautifully done. I'm amazed someone that so loves Ireland does not know her history. I feel for people that grew up their whole lives with the fighting in Ireland. I originally thought this was an Irish WWI song. Is it about the fighting in Ireland, or Irish going to fight in WWI?

[raymondcrooke]

@bordinbetti It is not about the fighting in Ireland. It refers to a war in the early 19th century, when Irish troops serving the British East India Company were sent to fight in Ceylon, then known as Sulloon.

[PrivateMJCaboose]

Wonderful work, sir. Thank you kindly for sharing with us.

[raymondcrooke]

@PrivateMJCaboose You're welcome. Glad you liked it.

[Rubenizdebest]

Awesome.

[SiryDofus]

nice

[raymondcrooke]

@SiryDofus Not so nice for Johnny!

[Lonemann2008]

Excellent song and excellent voice , I really like it.

[raymondcrooke]

@Lonemann2008 Thank you.

[Sk8terdude098]

It irritates me that an amazing anti-war song like this, is ripped off and used by the yanks as a pro-war song

[TheMTll]

This is awesome! x"D

I like his accent more than the song,

and the song in nice!

(only I'm used to the 'dropkick murphys' version)

[Krelle1911]

wow he looks like George W. Bush!

[rooferkim]

I like this more every time I hear it. Good stuff!

[raymondcrooke]

@rooferkim Thanks for coming back.

[littlekasino]

nice one, I was hoping to find the dubliners performing it, but no luck. glad i still found an alternative to that mess the dropkick murphys recorded :)

[raymondcrooke]

@littlekasino Thanks for watching.

[4n287md]

it's a bull shit... fucking bastard dont make anymore

[humpzebra]

@4n287md No your computer doesn't suck, YOU suck. This is a great song sung by a great voice.

[abundela76]

Nationalism and fight for survival lies with 'Internal Patriotism' for our own people and not for any 'Occupiers and Aggressors'!!!

[NuclearParadox]

27 people didn't know Johnny at all.

[raymondcrooke]

@NuclearParadox They probably prefer the Dropkick Murphys doing it.

[NuclearParadox]

@raymondcrooke While I do enjoy the Dropkick Murhpys version, yours is just as enjoyable. Keep it up mate.

[SuperPenetration]

@raymondcrooke i like their version very much

[dinerosrt]

@raymondcrooke dropkick murphys was good and yours is for mild listeners i like the hardcore version better

[District12production]

This helped alot to under stand the Drop kick murphey one. O-O thanks

[raymondcrooke]

@District12production You're welcome. It's always good to get back to the traditional version of these songs.

[drakomytaka599]

The audio and picture are out of sync

[raymondcrooke]

@drakomytaka599 It seems to be working okay where I am. Is anyone else having this problem?

[FluxGrunt18]

@raymondcrooke Nope. All good on my end.

[raymondcrooke]

@FluxGrunt18 Glad to hear it. Thanks for subscribing.

[TheLightningSaix]

@drakomytaka599 no, your computer just sucks

[MrGamernumber1]

27 people hardly knew the like button

[bamseboy89]

So great performed, i love irish music :) You should be world famous, your singing takes me to a place of joy and happiness, music is amazing :) I will absolutely subscribe, best wishes from Denmark.

[raymondcrooke]

@bamseboy89 Thanks for your kind words.

[stofbag]

fantastic preformed! i almost learned to play iton guitar from watching this!

[raymondcrooke]

@stofbag Glad to be of help.

[badbadbookworm]

My sons will never go to war.

[Loranur]

Your submissions are very good and I love to hear you sing. I'm very glad I've found your channel!

[yerkyerkyerk]

Nice lyrics, beautiful song and well performed!

[raymondcrooke]

@yerkyerkyerk Thanks for watching and commenting.

[badbadbookworm]

This is absolutely wonderful. My husband and I were looking for a nice version of this song, and yours is far and away our favourite. So many of them mess around with it, whereas you've just taken a powerful song and allowed it to speak for itself. Wonderful. Made me cry.

[raymondcrooke]

@badbadbookworm Thank you for your comment. I'm glad you appreciate the way I approach this song.

[badbadbookworm]

@raymondcrooke Appreciate it very much indeed.. You have a lovely voice, and put a lot of feeling behind it :-) Do you have mp3 files for sale somewhere?

Also, although this is a long shot, have you ever heard a version of this song that had a verse about Peg or Meg standing by Johnny after he came back from war?

[badbadbookworm]

@raymondcrooke Oh, my reply got lost, I think. I don't know if my comment sounded a little lukewarm - it wasn't meant to be. This is a stunning performance and had both me and my husband in tears. Really, really wonderful. Do you have mp3 files to buy somewhere?

Also, a long shot, but have you ever heard a verse to this song that refers to Peg (or Meg?) standing by Johnny?

[raymondcrooke]

@badbadbookworm No, I'm sorry. I don't have mp3 files. I only have CDs, and this song is not on them. And no, I don't recall hearing the verse you refer to. The only reference to Peg I know is the line "Ye're a helpless shell of a man on a peg", which is sometimes used instead of the "chickenless egg"!

Thanks again for your kind words.

[surfer5864]

the name sounded familiar and after hearing the hurroo, hurroo i realized. i used to listen to this song all the time when i was like 7 or 8, it's great to hear it again

[raymondcrooke]

@surfer5864 It's a pretty scary song for a 7 or 8-year-old!

[punka2]

@bullahub I'm fucking Irish, I grew up playing and learning this shit on guitar with my dad you dumb pricks.

[brennen7797]

eehh you tried (not bad though)

[jdefuria24]

I heard the Dropkick Murphys version of this song. i never knew it was a traditional Irish song. It sounds really cool. Awesome singing, By the way

[raymondcrooke]

@jdefuria24 Thank you.

[DaveyMK]

Beautiful.

[pederikodelaguza]

EXCELLENT greetz from Croatia!!

[thejock101]

Ya rock on

[Morness1]

i dont know why...but this song made a tear come to my eye. i wish i was Irish but i still love my Scandinavian background

[raymondcrooke]

@Morness1 You don't have to be Irish to love this song!

[Virukpl]

Authenticity and true emotions, features that I find lacking in most of today's music, abound in your performance of this song. I absolutely love it, great voice and guitar skills, congratulations!

[raymondcrooke]

@Virukpl Thank you for your kind words.

[MrGranyon]

raymondcroo lol i respect irish but your different from others YOUR BETTER lol have a good rest of your life!!!!!!!!

[MrGranyon]

Ireland I LOVE IT i love the accent and i love irish we americans dont know a frikin thing when it comes to peace we always have to fight but i wonder why ireland never has any wars? anyway i want to go to ireland LONG LIVE THE IRELAND CULTURE.....HAROO HAROO

[raymondcrooke]

@MrGranyon Ireland never has any wars??? Ireland was in a state of war for most of my lifetime!

[supsupese]

@raymondcrooke please dont think all americans are so misinformed

[ajferet]

@raymondcrooke

Yep! 

[PikaJew1213]

@raymondcrooke You're right.

One could say the place that was in more wars would be.....

THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.

[krazyface333]

@MrGranyon yea seriously due what do you think this song is about its an i war song it was writtien during one of the wars in ireland seriously dude if you dont know fact about the stuff dont open your trap love me irish brethern and sister love from the pale

[krazyface333]

@MrGranyon o sorry i stand corrected i want to correct my self its a recruiting song for the war

[MrThePsychologist]

@MrGranyon when th british invade(17 century) they irish didnt resistnce they are the only enemy arethe (british) with scotish and wales are(friends) when british arived in the new world the most colonist where irish (so the most americans (white) are irish) the island never touched by enemy military exept the british but the people sufferd by usa military many volunteers from the mexican war 1856 i am not sure before usa civil war and in civil war in both sides confederacy and union.

[grannyjackhammer]

ireland never has any wars?? hahahahahaha

[LOSER3142]

@MrGranyon no my friend ireland has had plenty of war there is a reason irish men are built so strong we were bred to fight and obviously you didnt think of the IRA Ireland has always been filled with war its very recently they have stopped i mean come on the Irish decend from celts most Irish were celtic and though the celts are pagan and most people assume pagans are innocent and peaceful due to the rise of wicca the celts where extremely warlike

[sadferg]

i totally love the irish accent! i wonder if ill ever see those green fields one day.. i wonder if ill ever feel the breath of thy irish wind on my skin. if god wants it i will!

[Stealthkiller94]

This is what youtube was made for.

[raymondcrooke]

@Stealthkiller94 Thanks for subscribing.

[Stealthkiller94]

wow amazing, really :-)

[Fuamantu]

Really amazing man. I saw your page off of a Dropkick Murphys video, but you really display the actual meaning a hell of a lot more.

After checking out a few more of your pages...sir, you really have talent. I'm impressed. That's not easy to do. Well done.

[raymondcrooke]

@Fuamantu Thanks for your kind words.

[jeffkelaghan]

Thanks :)

[jeffkelaghan]

Hi, what are the chords your playing?

[raymondcrooke]

@jeffkelaghan Lyrics and chords of all my songs are on my website. The link is in the information box above. This one is under "Songs From Ireland".

[boertjeh90]

@raymondcroo

u have a good voice for this kind of songs

[i8religion]

GREAT JOB keep up the greatttttt job :)

[vampirelover416]

This was first an Irish song the English version is the rip off.

[rsrwizardmag]

you're awesome! and waaaay to much videos, I'm certaintly going to take a look!

[raymondcrooke]

@rsrwizardmag Thanks for subscribing. I hope you will enjoy my channel.

[TheSigtyr1]

also das von DROPKICK MURPHYS is irgendwie besser....

[hughpower123]

Awesome australians can play awesome Irish songs awesomley.

[raymondcrooke]

@hughpower123 Thanks for your awesome comment!

[3choBlast3r]

@raymondcrooke lol you definitly sound irish .. and who knows maybe you where . arent australians Irish, Scottosh and English criminals ? haha atleast thats what the theached me in the Netherlands!!

From a Turk who lives in the Netherlands and is Drunk like hell on RAKI and LOVES the IRISH!!

HURROO, Johny I harldly knew ya

The IRISH rule man ... what a heart what a people .. If I weren't Turkish I would want to be IRISH! Turks and Irish are the only people with balls ..

[raymondcrooke]

@3choBlast3r Turks, Irish and AUSSIES!

Actually, I do have some Irish ancestry.

[3choBlast3r]

@raymondcrooke And the only ones who can drink a L bottle 50% without getting knocked down ...

[TheWolf739]

I like the dropkick murphys version, it's got the attitude that most of my other music has, but this version is much better

[TheFlashStyle]

I love it *-*

[sergaiey]

Is this song about PTSD?

[delightedillusion]

das ist geil!!!!!! gleich weitergeleitet, weiter so!!!!

[EmperorOfSeleucia]

Actually the irish version came before the american version but nice rendition nonetheless

[FopeDarmer]

im irish and the accent annoys even me when its heavy enough

[runescapenerd72]

you look happy ... not

[Terracidal]

Badass.

[Blitzterra]

You are the best irish singer on youtube ;

I tell your songs on my Friends

(Sorry my english is not so good)

Best Wishes from Germany ^^

[raymondcrooke]

@Blitzterra Well, I sing a lot of Irish songs, but I'm not Irish - I'm an Aussie (though I do have some Irish blood). Thanks for passing my songs on to your Friends.

[JKT6]

@raymondcrooke how do you have such a good irish accent?

[raymondcrooke]

@JKT6 Maybe because I've often heard it sung by Irish singers.

[VanWailin84]

@Blitzterra Guten tag aus Amerika :)

[agentkapser]

@Blitzterra AND DENMARK

[xXxRenegadeSceamxXx]

great job

[mkorsu]

Absolutely fabulous!!! Thank you for putting a tear in this Irishman's eye.

[raymondcrooke]

@mkorsu I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[JimmyJustice4753]

beautiful version of the song, thank you for uploading this video.

[Varsanthis]

Well done, thank you for that!

[TheTheValer]

excelant! i heard dropkick murpphys do it. but this is differnt. duh

[Brenni111]

very good :) i like the video ;)

[yakovgolyadkin]

Have you ever considered recording this in a studio? The acoustics in that room are less than adequate for your voice.

[kettle18]

I thought that Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya was written in 18th century, around the end of it actually though I'm not really sure.

[magikoolz]

i hate bein an american...i cry for the ones who fought for this new...babylon...that we call the usa now im leaving to listen to dropkick murphies version it fits how i b n me anger...dont get me wrong this guy is singen sum real history but just a bit 2 soft fer me taste

[soundcheck127]

@magikoolz Why do you hate being American? Is it because you feel you have to use improper English? Because I'm American and I got past it.

[xXxRenegadeSceamxXx]

@soundcheck127

[darwinisgod2]

A fabulous version! A wonderful & sensitive voice that pairs perfectly with the song. Thanks!

[raymondcrooke]

@darwinisgod2 Thanks for watching.

[krazyface333]

your voice is great mister i teared up at this my friend wants this to be played at his funeral

[raymondcrooke]

@krazyface333  Thanks for your subscription.

[pipier100]

I search youtube for this and that now and then. I admit buying songs I like at amazon or whatsoever, but songs like this, you can never buy. Thank you very, very much for this authentic and soulful presentation of a well known song.

[raymondcrooke]

@pipier100 Thank you. It's a great song.

[rockenreapers]

im glad i have irish in me. love this song, keep up the good work mate

[raymondcrooke]

@rockenreapers Thanks. I will.

[XxDLPDxX]

I want to live in Ireland someday.

I love this song. o.o

[nopainnogain4988]

Very nice man

[JulyArises]

first time I heard this song was when I saw Dropkick Murphys live,it was an awesome show!

[youknowit5mil]

awsome! thank you for the vid, im glad i finally know the real lyrics to it.

[MorganPD4]

really wonderful !!!i'm very glad to heard this traditional version.....I'mm italian but i really would have born in Ireland.

[raymondcrooke]

@MorganPD4 Well, I'm Australian, but we can all be Irish when it comes to music.

[Siliziumwesen]

yeah, this is aaawesome :D:D

[Onewriterwriting]

I know that in my background I have Irish ancestry but there has been none of it in my upbringing.

But when I hear songs like these I can feel it ust reverating through me so strongly. I can feel the thousands of years of the Irish people, the strife, the conflict, the victory, the triumph, all in a giant mass of raw emotion and feeling that I'm left entirely speechless.

Thank you.

[raymondcrooke]

@Onewriterwriting You're welcome. Music has such great power.

[thegradualreport]

@Onewriterwriting same exact storie, thought i was just a crazy prick LONG LIVE IRELAND!!!

[brismaboy]

the best version is from dropkick murphys but this version is nice super pervect (=

[yeahpanda4]

Im a full blood irish and this song reminds me of home

[magikoolz]

very good the only irish in me is the drinking but if i could be...........

[IrishGamer360]

@magikoolz lol, good one