{t:The Rare Ould Times} {artist:Pete St John} [G]Raised on songs and [C]stor[G]ies [Em] heroes of rek[C]nown The [G]passing tales and [C]glor[G]ies that [D]once was Dublin town The [G]hallowed halls and [C]hous[G]es [Em] the haunting children's [C]rhymes That [G]once was part of [C]Dubl[G]in in the [D]rare old [G]times {soc} [G]Ring a ring a [C]ros[G]ie [Em] as the light dec[C]lines I re[G]member Dublin [C]Ci[G]ty in the [D]rare old [G]times {eoc} My [G]name it is Sean [C]Demp[G]sey [Em] as Dublin as could [C]be Born [G]hard and late in [C]Pimli[G]co in a [D]house that's ceased to be By [G]trade I was a [C]coo[G]per, lost [Em]out to redundanc[C]y Like my [G]house that fell to [C]prog[G]ress, my [D]trade's a memor[G]y {soc} [G]Ring a ring a [C]ros[G]ie [Em] as the light dec[C]lines I re[G]member Dublin [C]Ci[G]ty in the [D]rare old [G]times {eoc} I [G]courted Peggy [C]Diag[G]nam, [Em] as pretty as you [C]please A [G]gentle child of [C]Ma[G]ry from the [D]rebel liberties I [G]lost her to a [C]student [G]chap [Em] with skin as black as [C]coal When he [G]took her off to [C]Birming[G]ham [D] she took away my [G]soul {soc} [G]Ring a ring a [C]ros[G]ie [Em] as the light dec[C]lines I re[G]member Dublin [C]Ci[G]ty in the [D]rare old [G]times {eoc} The [G]years have made me [C]bit[G]ter [Em] the gargle dims me [C]brain 'Cause [G]Dublin keeps on [C]chan[G]ging and [D]nothing stays the same [G]The Pillar and the [C]Met have [G]gone, the [Em]Royal’s been pulled [C]down As the [G]great and unyielding [C]conc[G]rete makes a [D]city of my [G]town {soc} [G]Ring a ring a [C]ros[G]ie [Em] as the light dec[C]lines I re[G]member Dublin [C]Ci[G]ty in the [D]rare old [G]times {eoc} Fare thee [G]well sweet Anna [C]Li[G]ffey,[Em] I can no longer [C]stay And [G]watch the new glass [C]ca[G]ges that [D]spring up along the quay My [G]mind's too full of [C]memo[G]ries [Em] too old to hear new [C]chimes I'm a [G]part of what was [C]Dublin in the [D]rare old [G]times {soc} [G]Ring a ring a [C]ros[G]ie [Em] as the light dec[C]lines I re[G]member Dublin [C]Ci[G]ty in the [D]rare old [G]times {eoc}