Dublin In The Rare Auld Times-Daniel O'Donnell

[ti:Dublin In Rare Ould Times] [ar:Daniel O'Donnell] [al:The Irish Album: 40 Classic Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dublin In The Rare Auld Times - Daniel O'Donnell [00:10.49]Raised on songs and stories [00:13.08] [00:15.09]Heroes of renown [00:17.09] [00:18.89]The passing tales and glories [00:21.59] [00:23.89]That once was Dublin Town [00:25.92] [00:28.53]The hallowed halls and houses [00:30.58] [00:33.16]The haunting childrens rhymes [00:35.70] [00:37.08]That once was Dublin City [00:39.77] [00:41.68]In the rare ould times [00:44.25] [00:47.14]Ring a ring a rosey [00:48.98] [00:51.61]As the light declines [00:53.66] [00:55.55]I remember Dublin City [00:58.28] [00:59.82]In the rare ould times [01:02.72] [01:04.32]My name it is Sean Dempsey [01:07.40] [01:09.96]As Dublin as can be [01:12.39] [01:13.78]Born hard and late in Pimlico [01:16.79] [01:18.57]In a house that ceased to be [01:21.18] [01:23.12]By trade I was a cooper [01:25.96] [01:27.86]Lost out to redundancy [01:29.93] [01:32.25]Like my house that fell to progress [01:34.93] [01:37.43]My trade's a memory [01:39.27] [01:41.62]And I courted Peggy Dignan [01:44.04] [01:46.61]As pretty as you please [01:49.01] [01:50.63]A rogue and child of Mary [01:53.50] [01:55.52]From the rebel Liberties [01:57.58] [02:00.29]I lost her to a student chap [02:03.37] [02:04.44]With skin as black as coal [02:07.05] [02:09.14]When he took her off to Birmingham [02:11.90] [02:13.97]She took away my soul [02:16.23] [02:19.05]Ring a ring a rosey [02:20.89] [02:23.79]As the light declines [02:26.32] [02:27.65]I remember Dublin City [02:30.08] [02:32.26]In the rare ould times [02:34.52] [02:36.81]Years have made me bitter [02:40.14] [02:41.92]The gargle's dimmed me brain [02:44.54] [02:46.19]'Cause Dublin keeps on changing [02:48.92] [02:50.99]And nothing seems the same [02:53.46] [02:55.73]The Pillar and the Met have gone [02:58.93] [02:59.94]The Royal long since pulled down [03:02.97] [03:04.36]As the grey unyielding concrete [03:07.55]Makes a city of my town [03:11.55] [03:13.65]Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey [03:16.07] [03:18.74]I can no longer stay [03:21.40] [03:22.68]And watch the new glass cages [03:25.55] [03:27.44]Spring up along the Quay [03:29.99] [03:31.95]My mind's too full of memories [03:35.24] [03:36.80]Too old to hear new chimes [03:39.33] [03:41.42]I'm part of what was Dublin [03:44.31] [03:45.77]In the rare ould times [03:48.09] [03:51.20]Ring a ring a rosey [03:52.98] [03:55.90]As the light declines [03:57.90] [03:59.75]I remember Dublin City [04:02.32] [04:04.24]In the rare ould times [04:06.65] [04:09.56]Ring a ring a rosey [04:11.60] [04:14.20]As the light declines [04:16.19] [04:18.22]I remember Dublin City [04:21.05] [04:22.57]In the rare ould times