Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
Dublin City is falling, down falling, down falling down
Dublin City is falling down early in the morning
A thousand years ago they say they built a city in a bay
A pretty little city called founded by the Vikings
Chorus:
Well they’re tearing it up and knocking it down
Knocking it down, knocking it down
Tearing it up and knocking it down, poor old Dublin town
I went for a walk along the quays, along the quays, along the quays
Diggers and shovels and J.C.B.’s were digging up the Vikings
Chorus:
Digging it up and pulling it down
Pulling it down, pulling it down
Digging it up and pulling it down, poor old Dublin town
A Viking came to Dublin town, Dublin town, Dublin town
Took one look and he turned around and sailed back home again
Chorus:
They were ripping it up and tearing down
Tearing down, tearing down
They were ripping it up and tearing down
Save our city save Wood Quay, don’t destroy ,it leave it be
It’s full our past and our history founded by the Vikings
Chorus:
Tearing it up and knocking it down, knocking it down, knocking it down
Tearing it up and knocking it down poor old Dublin town
Tearing it up and knocking it down, knocking it down, knocking it down
Tearing it up and knocking it down poor old Dublin town
My dear old Dublin town, ah Dublin’s falling down