Lemme tell you a little About a man named Tarr He was a drinking son of a preacher at the bar
Lager the tap Or shots of from the shelf He could his throttle And back a bottle As quick as the himself, Johnny Tarr
And the got around That Johnny Tarr was no From Claire to here they'd up the beer When went on a bender
at Dickey Mack's The Sun, or at the Swan He was at seven, by ten to eleven Well, all the booze would be gone, Tarr
And even if you saw it yourself, you believe it But I wouldn't a person like me, if I were you I wasn't there, I swear I have an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's
It was nine in the On a cold and rainy Johnny walked into the Bar Looking to get
He had in his pocket He had in his eye He said, "Get up off asses And set up the I'm drinking place dry"
Now all the boozers They were soon broken When finished off six And he was getting started
down the pints Knockin' em like candy He was lookin' alright to be all night Then Nora out the brandy, Johnny Tarr
And if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it But I wouldn't trust a like me, if I were you Sure I wasn't there, I swear I an alibi I heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's
drank the whole damn bottle Had another or two it made no impression He started a session with Murphy's Brew
He was waiting for his When his face turned Jesus, Johnny fell After fifteen
And you could've a pin drop Then the crowd let out a It took five Cork To lift Johnny off the
The looked him over And said, "Better call the But it's not what thinkin' It the drinkin' this man died of thirst" Johnny Tarr
And even if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't it But I wouldn't trust a person like me, if I you Sure I wasn't there, I I have an alibi I heard it a man who knows a fella who says it's true
And even if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't it But I wouldn't trust a person me, if I were you Sure I wasn't there, I swear I have an I heard it a man who knows a fella who says it's true