The Rare Ould Times

C F C Am F Raised on songs and sto-ries, heroes of re-nown, C F C G G7 the pass-ing tales and glo-ries that once was Dublin Town. C F C The hall-owed halls and hou-ses, Am F the haunt-ing child-ren's rhymes, C F C G7 C that once was Dub-lin City in the rare___ ould times. C F C Am F Ring-a-ring-a ros-ey (pause) as the light de-clines, C F C G C I re-mem-ber Dub-lin City___ in the rare___ ould times. C F C Am F My name it is sean Demp-sey, as Dublin as can be. C F C G G7 Born hard and late in Pim-lico, in a house that ceased to be C F C By Trade I was a coo-per, Am F lost out to re-dundan-cy. C F C G7 C Like my house that fell to pro-gress, my trade's a memory. C F C Am F I courted Peggy Dig-nan, as pretty as you please. C F C G G7 A rogue and a Child of Ma-ry, from the rebel Liber-ties. C F C I lost her to a student chap, Am F with skin as black as coal. C F C G7 C When he took her off to Birmingham, she took away my soul. C F C Am F Ring-a-ring-a ros-ey (pause) as the light de-clines, C F C G C I re-mem-ber Dub-lin City___ in the rare___ ould times. C F C Am F The years have made me bi-tter, the gargle dims my brain. C F C G G7 'Cause Dublin keeps on chang-ing, and nothing seems the same C F C The Pill-ar and the Met. have gone Am F the Royal long since pulled down. C F C G7 C As the great unyielding con-crete makes a city of my town. C F C Am F Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey, I can no longer stay, C F C G G7 And watch the new glass ca-ges that spring up along the Quay C F C My mind's too full of mem-ories, Am F to old to hear new chimes. C F C G7 C I'm part of what was Dublin, in the rare___ ould times. C F C Am F Ring-a-ring-a ros-ey (pause) as the light de-clines, C F C G C I re-mem-ber Dub-lin City___ in the rare___ ould times.