Irish Music - The Rare Old Times lyrics

Raised on songs and stories Heroes of renown The pa**ing 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 [Chorus:] 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 could be Born hard and late in Pimlico In a house that's 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 I courted Peggy Diagnam As pretty as you please A gentle child of Mary From the rebel liberties I lost her to a student chap With skin as black as coal When he took her off to Birmingham She took away my soul [Chorus:] The years have made me bitter The gargles dims me brain 'Cause Dublin keeps on changing And nothing stays the same The Pillar and the Met have gone The Royal long since pulled down As the great and unyielding concrete Makes a city of my town [Chorus:] Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey I can no longer stay And watch the new gla** 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 Dublim In the rare old times [Chorus: X2]