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 dreamed of all the great thing 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 chose.
We'd fight and never lose,
For we were young and sure to have our way
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 chose.
We'd fight and never lose,
For we were young and sure to have our way.
Those were the days
Oh. yes, yester 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.
And dreamed of all the great thing we would do.
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 chose.
We'd fight and never lose,
For we were young and sure to have our way
La la la la la la -----
Those were the days
Oh. yes, yester were the days.
Just tonight I stood before the tavern,
Nothing seemed the way it used to be.
In the glass I saw a stranger reflection.
Was that lonely fellow 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 chose.
We'd fight and never lose,
Those were the days
Oh. yes, yester were the days.
La la la la la la -----
Those were the days
Oh. yes, yester were the days.
La la la la la la -----
Those were the days
Oh. yes, yester were the days.
Those were the days
Oh. yes, yester were the days.
Those were the days
Oh. yes, yester were the days.