Rare Oul' Times - Paddy Reilly
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- Опубликовано: 23 май 2009
- Rare Oul' Times - Paddy Reilly. Written by Pete St.. John. Recorded 1987 on the show "Encore".
Raised on songs & stories, heroes of re-known
The passing tales & glories that once was Dublin town
The hallowed halls & houses, the haunting childrens' rhymes
That once was Dublin city in the rare ould times
[Chorus:]
Ring a ring a rosie, as the light declines
I remember Dublin city in the rare ould times
My name it is Sean Demspey, as Dublin as can be
Born hard & 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
Ring a ring a rosie, as the light declines
I remember Dublin city in the rare ould times
& I courted Peggy Dignan, as pretty as you please
A rogue & a child of Mary, from the rebel liberties
I lost her to a student chap with a skin as black as coal
When he took her off to Birmingham, she took away my soul
[Chorus]
The years have made me bitter, the gargle dims my brain
'Cause Dublin keeps on changing & nothing stays the same
The Pillar & the Met have gone, the Royal long since pulled down
As the great unyielding concrete makes a city of my town
[Chorus]
Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey, I can no longer stay
& 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 rosie, as the light declines
I remember Dublin city in the rare ould times. 
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Quanto canti Paddy! Intorno a te si crea una specie di magia!!!!😇😇😇💫😅😍😍😍😘😘🎸🌟🌲⛄
The beauty of this is that it is a quintessentially Dublin song, and yet at the same time it could easily be about any city or town. Its about memories and the passing of time, and so it could be any one of us looking back on our own life and where we grew up.
The legend that is Paddy Reilly .such an amazing singer. Brings tears to my eyes. Dublin..my late mothers city .
He has a heroic voice. Poor old Dublin. Thanks for posting.
The best forever!
PADDY REILLY ABSOLUTE LEGEND !!!
I'm 70 years old and thought I had heard them all until I found RUclips and Paddy Reilly. I have sure enjoyed them all. Thanks for posting!
this ballad struck a deep nerve in my soul; God bless you, Pete St. John. Sad to say, it's the same here in the States. I miss the 'rare ould times' too. I remember the early 60's when the neighborhood was full of kids and dogs ran free. It was fun to play hide and seek at dusk. Sunday was kept 'holy'. Women wore dresses, hats and gloves to church and men suits. It was Mass and Grandma's house. We had to buy gas for the car on Saturday afternoon because after six pm, all the gas stations were closed. You never heard obscenities; you never saw what you see now. Life is much degraded and I can only hope, and pray, sanity and sanctity returns.
God Bless Paddy Reilly and the good ol days
Nobody better then Paddy Reilly
Brilliant voice, and sings every word like it comes from his heart - can't get enough of his recordings.
Just love him x
Flawless live performer ,wonderful,an Irish legend
Brilliant song
The best of them all, Paddy Reilly.
I'm three quarters Irish and a quarter English so this song means a lot to me
Sniff! Sob! Cry! Ah, Beauty!!! Emeralds of Shimmering Green From the Irish Soul - Beauty says I!!!!! -- bob
I remember Daddy singing this song. It was his favorite.
@ruderay100 Thanks! I never tire of hearing this guy sing, one of the best!
This is so wonderful, so beautiful and emotional, the great Paddy Reilly with the voice of an angel !
Beautiful song thanks for posting
Classic irishman no one sings it better than paddy reilly
Mike Mitchell Luke Kelly did
@Terry Blanton patsy watchorn
Luke kelly
Mach: Seemly, after two years, I am still enjoying this man's singing. You did a good thing when you posted this. At 72 and sick about all I can do at times is ejoy RUclips and videos, beats TV anytime! Thanks again! But...when it comes to computers...and RUclips I'm still learning!
my father knows him well. All tradional irish musicans in Dublin rare owl times. 🇮🇪
thanks for posting, lovely song and singer
thanks machree01,one of my favorites sung by one of the best
saw him with the dubliners in kortrijk belgium a few years ago
it was magic
thank you for posting
merci beaucoup from ireland!!!
Aquella maravillosa Eire!!!
i remember my great grandfather singing this song to me when i was only 3 i am now 12he died she. i was 9
beautifully sung thanks for posting
Ps. Nobody sings this ballad better than Paddy Reilly
Luke Kelly?
il y a des jours où j ' aimerais tellement comprendre l ' anglais parlé .. le lire , OK , je peux , enfin presque tout , mais ce n ' est pas suffisant ....mais je suis absolument fan de Paddy , il a une voix vraiment exceptionnelle !
The best 👌
I like that piano on this, great job!
Unbelielable!
Just beautiful
best irish folk singer. bar none
good songs
he missed a verse ( many years have made me bitter d gargle dims my mind and so on ) still good all d same
Paddy Reilly...
b. 18 Oct. I939...
lives in Florida. USA. Owns several pubs there.
@dannylavery Danny, funny that you should write a response today. It was today that I found the RTE program on You Tube at Brummy Dubliners site. Glad to see Paddy looking and sounding just fine. Would have loved to have heard him sing though.
@ginnymartin1 He was in an RTE Dubliners special just before christmas
@john261948 John, someone said Paddy is sick, don't know if that is correct, but I pray for him every day. Hope you and others will join in.
Boy this guy looks and sounds alot like Bobby Gardner
By b
Mmt
Brilliant song