Dublin In The Rare Ould Times

Ring a ring a rosie
As the light declines
I remember Dublin city
In the rare old times
Raised on songs and stories
Heroes of renown
The passing tales and glories
That once was Dublin town
The hallowed halls and houses
The haunting children's rhymes
That once was Dublin city
In the rare old times
Ring a ring a rosie
As the light declines
I remember Dublin city
In the rare old times
My name it is Sean Dempsey
As Dublin as can be
Born hard and late in Pimlico
In a house that ceased to be
By trade I was a cooper
Lost out to redundancy
Like my house that fell to progress
My trade's a memory
Ring a ring a rosie
As the light declines
I remember Dublin city
In the rare old times
The years have made me bitter
The grog will dim my brain
'Cause Dublin keeps on changing
And nothing seems the same
The Pillar and the Met have gone
The Royal long pulled down
As the grey unyielding concrete
Makes a city of my town
Ring a ring a rosie
As the light declines
I remember Dublin city
In the rare old times
Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey
I can no longer stay
And watch the new glass cages
That spring up along the quay
My mind's too full of memories
Too old to hear new chimes
I'm a part of what was Dublin
In the rare old times
Ring a ring a rosie
As the light declines
I remember Dublin city
In the rare old times
I remember Dublin city
In the rare old times