I just requested it to be sure that it's a good one. The Hooligans did it on their third CD, which will be out (and in Paul's hands) by the end of July or early August.
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| Posted by: Gaelic Bread 24-Jun-2003, 02:48 PM |
| The Rare Ould Times Raised on songs and stories, heroes of renown The passing tales and glories that once was Dublin Town The hallowed halls and houses, the haunting childrens rhymes That once was Dublin City in the rare ould times Ring a ring a rosey, as the light 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 And I courted Peggy Dignam, as pretty as you please A rogue and 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, she took away my soul Ring a ring a rosey, as the light declines I remember Dublin City in the rare ould times The years have made me bitter, the gargle dims me brain Cause Dublin keeps on changing, and nothing seems the same The Pillar and the Met have gone, the Royal long since pulled down As the grey unyielding concrete, makes a city of my town Ring a ring a rosey, as the light declines I remember Dublin City in the rare ould times Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey, I can no longer stay And watch the new glass cages, that spring up along the quay My mind's too full of memories, too old to hear new chimes I'm part of what was Dublin, in the rare ould times Ring a ring a rosey, as the light declines I remember Dublin City in the rare ould times Ring a ring a rosey, as the light declines I remember Dublin City in the rare ould times © Pete St. John |
| Posted by: barddas 26-Jun-2003, 09:56 AM |
| Where does this one come from? Is there a recording of it???? Great words... |
| Posted by: tartangal 26-Jun-2003, 01:27 PM |
| I think quite a lot of the Irish folk singers sing this.If you like I could ask around for you.( I HAVE heard a few really naff versions of it! |
| Posted by: Gaelic Bread 26-Jun-2003, 02:00 PM |
| Alex Beaton does a version of it right here on CelticRadio.net. I just requested it to be sure that it's a good one. The Hooligans did it on their third CD, which will be out (and in Paul's hands) by the end of July or early August. |
| Posted by: barddas 26-Jun-2003, 02:02 PM | ||
That would be great!!! Thanks! You always help me so much..... |
| Posted by: barddas 26-Jun-2003, 02:05 PM | ||
Very cool GB, I will have to request it. I missed it when Jules requested it.I had to do work! Can you imagine that!!!??? LOL! Is it guinness time yet??? |