Letras
Raised on songs and stories, heroes of renown
All the passing tales and glories
That once was Dublin Town
Hallowed halls and towers, haunting children's rhymes
That once was part of Dublin
In the rare ould times
Ring a ring a rosie, as the night declines
I remember Dublin City
In the rare ould times
My name it is Sean Dempsey, as Dublin as can be
Born hard and late in Pimlico
In a house that 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 Dignam, as pretty as you please
Ah she's a rogue and a 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
He took away my soul
Ring a ring a rosie, as the night declines
I remember Dublin City
In the rare ould times
Ah fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey, I can no longer stay
And watch these new glass cages
That spring up along the quay
My mind's too full of memories
And too old to hear new chimes
Cause I'm a part of what was Dublin
In the rare ould times
Ring a ring a rosie, as the night declines
I remember Dublin City
In the rare ould times
Ring a ring a rosie, as the night declines
I remember Dublin City
In the rare ould times
I remember Dublin City
In the rare ould times