G
C
G
Em
Raised on songs and stories
C
G
Heroes of reknown
C
G
The passing tales and glories
C
D
That once was Dublin town
G
C
G
The hallowed halls and houses
Em
C
The haunting children's rhymes
G
C
That once was part Dublin
D
G
In the rare old times
G
C
G
Em
Ring a ring a rosie
C
As the light declines
G
C
G
I remember Dublin City
D
G
In the rare old times
G
C
G
Em
My name it is Sean Dempsey
C
G
As Dublin as could be
C
G
Born hard and late in Pimlico
C
D
In a house that's ceased to be
G
C
G
By trade I was a cooper
Em
C
Lost out to redundancy
G
C
Like my house that fell to progress
D
G
My trade's a memory
G
C
G
Em
I courted Peggy Diagnam
C
G
As pretty as you please
C
G
A gentle child of Mary
C
D
From the rebel liberties
G
C
G
I lost her to a student chap
Em
C
With skin as black as coal
G
C
When he took her off to Birmingham
D
G
She took away my soul
G
C
G
Em
Ring a ring a rosie
C
As the light declines
G
C
G
I remember Dublin City
D
G
In the rare old times
G
C
G
Em
The years have made me bitter
C
G
The gargles dims me brain
C
G
'Cause Dublin keeps on changing
C
D
And nothing stays the same
G
C
G
The Pillar and the Met have gone
Em
C
The Royal long since pulled down
G
C
As the great and unyielding concrete
D
G
Makes a city of my town
G
C
G
Em
Ring a ring a rosie
C
As the light declines
G
C
G
I remember Dublin City
D
G
In the rare old times
G
C
G
Em
Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey
C
G
I can no longer stay
C
G
And watch the new glass cages
C
D
That spring up along the quay
G
C
G
My mind's too full of memories
Em
C
Too old to hear new chimes
G
C
I'm a part of what was Dublin
D
G
In the rare old times
G
C
G
Em
Ring a ring a rosie
C
As the light declines
G
C
G
I remember Dublin City
D
G
In the rare old times
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