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--
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--