Book of Song

Those Were the Days

by Celtic Cross

(Intro is chorus)
F C F Bb , F C F F
F C F Bb , F C F

[F] Pictures on the wall
[Dm] Years of memories, big and small
[Bb] Would I change a thing or two?
[C] Not one time with all of you

Our parents came from Ireland
Worked the buses and the bar rooms
Paddy's called us Narrowbacks
Every summer when we headed back

[Dm] Stepdance and music lessons
[C] Tunes and craic and the sessions
[Bb] Ceol na nGael on FUV
[C] Taught the words to you and me

(Chorus)
Those were the days, back then
Those were the days

Oireachtas girls took fame
With Riverdance's world acclaim
Hair teased way too high
Jeans rolled up to our thighs

Summer nights in East Durham
Sleeping late and misbehavin'
Manhattan and Iona College
Had a thirst for more than knowledge

Magic's in the air
Remains of the weekends love affair
Broadway every Sunday
Blowing classes off on Monday

Those were the days, back then
Those were the days
Those were the days, back then
Those were the days

[Dm] We learned how to sing
[C] We learned how to dance
[Bb] Irish Music in our blood
[C] All through the neighborhood

[Dm] Queensboro to the left,
[C] Triboro to the right
[Bb] Which way [C] back to Jersey tonight?

( solo over Intro )

[F] Weekend nights have come and gone
[Dm] Bainbridge bars have moved on
McLean , Pearl River , Irish still
Woodside rashers, get your fill

I know that you'll remember
Every date with each big spender
Holidays and barbeques
Waiting for the I love you

Many nights too many jars
Dancing on top of Fatso's bar
Green beer on Paddy's Day
Who said that's Irish anyway?

Those were the days, back then
Those were the days
Those were the days, back then
Those were the days