作詞：Gene Raskin
作曲：Gene Raskin
編曲：竜崎 孝路
Once upon a Time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or to
Remember how we laughed away the hours
Think of oll the great things we would do
Those were the days, my friend
We'd 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.......
Then the busy years went rushing by as
We lost our stary notions on our was
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'd 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, those were the days
la la la la la la.......
Trusty night I stood before the tavern
Nothing is the way it used to be
In the grlass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me?
Those were the days, my friend
We'd 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, those were the days
la la la la la la.......
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days
Through the door came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my neme
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'd 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, those were the days
la la la la la la.......
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days