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The Rare Ould Times by Pete St John
The Rare Ould Times
[Verse 1]
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Raised on songs and sto-ries, heroes of re-nown,
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the pass-ing tales and glo-ries that once was Dublin Town.
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The hall-owed halls and hou-ses,
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the haunt-ing child-ren's rhymes,
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that once was Dub-lin City in the rare___ ould times.
[Chorus]
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Ring-a-ring-a ros-ey (pause) as the light de-clines,
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I re-mem-ber Dub-lin City___ in the rare___ ould times.
[Verse 2]
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My name it is sean Demp-sey, as Dublin as can be.
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Born hard and late in Pim-lico, in a house that ceased to be
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By Trade I was a coo-per,
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lost out to re-dundan-cy.
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Like my house that fell to pro-gress, my trade's a memory.
[Verse 3]
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I courted Peggy Dig-nan, as pretty as you please.
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A rogue and a Child of Ma-ry, from the rebel Liber-ties.
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I lost her to a student chap,
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with skin as black as coal.
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When he took her off to Birmingham, she took away my soul.
[Chorus]
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.
[Verse 4]
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The years have made me bi-tter, the gargle dims my brain.
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'Cause Dublin keeps on chang-ing, and nothing seems the same
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The Pill-ar and the Met. have gone
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the Royal long since pulled down.
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As the great unyielding con-crete makes a city of my town.
[Verse 5]
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Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey, I can no longer stay,
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And watch the new glass ca-ges that spring up along the Quay
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My mind's too full of mem-ories,
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to old to hear new chimes.
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I'm part of what was Dublin, in the rare___ ould times.
[Chorus]
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.
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