1. Raised on songs and stories; Heroes of renown All the passing tales of glory That once was Dublin town The hallowed halls and houses; The haunting children's rhymes That once was part of Dublin In the rare old time. Refrain: Ring a ring a rosie, As the light declines I remember Dublin city In the rare old times 2. Oh me name it is Sean Dempsey, As Dublin as can be Born hard and late in Pimlicoe, In a house that ceased to be By trade, I was a cooper. Lost out t'redundancy Like my house that fell to "progress," My trade a memory.

3. And I courted Peggy Diegnan, As pretty as you please A rose and a child Of Mary from the rebel Liberty I lost her to a student lad, With skin as black as coal When he took her off to Birmingham, She took away my soul. Refrain: 4. Ah, the years have made me bitter; The drink has dimmed my brain And Dublin she keeps changin', Nothin' stays the same The Metropol and Pillar are gone, They're all since long pulled down And that grey unyielding concrete Makes a city of my town. 5. Fare ye well, sweet Anna Liffey, I can no longer stay And watch the new glass cages Rise up along the Quay My mind's filled full of memories, Too old to hear new chimes But I'm still a part of Dublin In the rare old times. Refrain: 2X

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