Luke's Song
It was in the springtime
When the snow was going
And the cold wind blowing
That me laid him down
And the people crying
For a dream was dying
And the lights went out
In old Dublin town
Sure this tough old city
Can be gray or pretty
And the river Liffey
Can be blue or brown
There's a missing face now
And an empty space now
When the lights go out
In old Dublin town
All friends were gathered
Some with stockings lathered
Some with purple cassocks
Some of great renown
And the pipes were calling
And the castles falling
And the lights went out
In old Dublin town
Sure this tough old city
Can be gray or pretty
And the river Liffey
Can be blue or brown
There's a missing face now
And an empty space now
When the lights go out
In old Dublin town
But it's not all over
For the wild ol' rover
Left his sweet strong music
Like a golden crown
Though we'll try to wear it
Sure it's hard to bear it
When the lights go out
In old Dublin town
Sure this tough old city
Can be gray or pretty
And the river Liffey
Can be blue or brown
There's a missing face now
And an empty space now
When the lights go out
In old Dublin town
When the snow was going
And the cold wind blowing
That me laid him down
And the people crying
For a dream was dying
And the lights went out
In old Dublin town
Sure this tough old city
Can be gray or pretty
And the river Liffey
Can be blue or brown
There's a missing face now
And an empty space now
When the lights go out
In old Dublin town
All friends were gathered
Some with stockings lathered
Some with purple cassocks
Some of great renown
And the pipes were calling
And the castles falling
And the lights went out
In old Dublin town
Sure this tough old city
Can be gray or pretty
And the river Liffey
Can be blue or brown
There's a missing face now
And an empty space now
When the lights go out
In old Dublin town
But it's not all over
For the wild ol' rover
Left his sweet strong music
Like a golden crown
Though we'll try to wear it
Sure it's hard to bear it
When the lights go out
In old Dublin town
Sure this tough old city
Can be gray or pretty
And the river Liffey
Can be blue or brown
There's a missing face now
And an empty space now
When the lights go out
In old Dublin town
Credits
Writer(s): Katherine Ruth Burke
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