1. Strophe: Once Upon A Time There Was A Tavern Where We Used To Raise A Glass Or Two Remember How We Laughed Away The Hours Dreamed Of All The Great Things We Would Do Refrain: 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 Choose We'd Fight And Never Lose For We Were Young And Sure To Have Our Way Post-Refrain: La La La La La La Laa, La La La La La La Laa La La La La La La Laa, La La La La La La Laa La La La La La La Laa, La La La La La La Laa La La La La La La Laa, La La La La La La Laa 2. Strophe: Then The Busy Years Went Rushing By Us We Lost Our Starry Notion On The Way If By Chance I'd See You In The Tavern We'd Smile At One Another And We'd Say Refrain 2: 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 Choose, We'd Fight And Never Lose Those Were The Days, Oh Yes Those Were The Days (Post-Refrain) 3. Strophe: 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 Fellow Really Me (Refrain) (Post-Refrain) 4. Strophe: 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 Bridge: Those Were The Days My Friend We Thought That They'd Never End We'd Sing And Dance Forever And A Day We Lived The Life We Choose We'd Fight And Never Lose Those Were The Days, Oh Yes Those Were The Days (Refrain) (Post-Refrain)