The Hallowed Halls and HousesHaunting children's rhymesThat once was Dublin cityIn the rare old timesCome on, let's singRing-a-ring-a-rosieAs the light declinesI remember Dublin cityIn the rare old timesMy name, it is Sean DamseyAs Dublin as could beBorn hard and late in PimlicoIn a house that ceased to beBy trade I was a croupierOut to the Dundon seaLike my house that fell to progressBy trade a memoryAnd I courted Peggy DyknamAs pretty as you pleaseA rogue and child of MaryIn the rebel libertiesSure I lost her to a student chapWith skin as black as coalWhen he took her off to BirminghamCome on, she took away my soulRing-a-ring-a-rosieAs the light declinesI remember Dublin cityIn the rare old timesWell the years, they've made me bitterIt gargles into me brainBecause Dublin, it keeps on changingAnd nothing seems the sameAt the pillar and the metap gardenAnd the royal lances fall downAs the grey old evening concreteMakes a city of my townLet's hear you sing it with usRing-a-ring-a-rosieAs the light declinesI remember Dublin cityIn the rare old timesFare thee well, sweet Anna LiffeyI can no longer stayAnd watch the new glass cages startSpring up along the quayMy mind's too full of memoriesToo old to hear any chimesI'm a part of what was DublinIn the rare old timesRing-a-ring-a-rosieAs the light declinesI remember Dublin cityIn the rare old timesOne further note, let's hear you sing itRing-a-ring-a-rosieAs the light declinesI remember Dublin cityIn the rare old timesThank you very much.