Those Were The Days

Once upon a time there was a tavern Where we used to

raise a glass or two

Remember how we laughed away the hours thinking of the

great things we would do ..

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 for we were young and sure to have our way

La-da-da-da da-da La-da-da-da da-da La-da-da-da da-da-

da-da-da-da ..

Then the busy years went rushing by us We lost our

starry notions on the way

If by chance I'd see you in the tavern, We'd smile at

one another and we'd say..

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

La-da-da-da da-da La-da-da-da da-da

La-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da-da ..

Just tonight I stood before the tavern. Nothing seemed

the way it used to be

In the glass I saw a strange reflection was that lonely

woman really 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

La-da-da-da da-da La-da-da-da da-da La-da-da-da da-da-

da-da-da-da

La-da-da-da da-da La-da-da-da da-da La-da-da-da da-da-

da-da-da-da-- ..

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 the 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 fight and never

lose Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

La-da-da-da da-da La-da-da-da da-da La-da-da-da da-da-

da-da-da-da La-da-da-da da-da La-da-da-da da-da

La-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da-da-- La-la-la-la la-la, La-

la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la--