Once
upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a
glass or two
Remember how we laughed
away the hours
And think of all the
great things we would do
Just tonight I stood be
fore the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Could that lonely woman be me?
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance
forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days,
oh yes, those were the days
Ah, da da da, da da da da
Da da da da, da da da da
Da da da da, da
Oh, scum dum dum wilda dum
Wha dooby doo scalp down
Whada dum dum, chadooby woobydoo
Through the
door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard
you call my name
Oh, my friend, we're older, but no wiser
For in our hearts,
our dreams are still the same
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance
forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd find and never lose
Those were the days
Oh, yes, those were the days
Da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da
Da -da -da -da -da -da -da
Oh, scum -dum -dum, wa -da -da -doom -dum,
scab -a -da -dow
We live the life we choose,
we fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh yes, those were the
days