Ronnie Drew - The Young Man Who Used To Be Me 

The world is an emptier place without Ronnie. May God be applauding every ballad and story Ronnie gives Him in Heaven!

Sure can hear the age in his voice, and with Ronnie, his voice seemed to get richer and gain ever more character as he aged. What a man! RIP Ronnie...

the power of this song is that you can hear the age in his voice and brings about such incredible emotion

What can you say about Ronnie. We are lucky to have him. What a voice. The greatest ever!

What, or whát a VOICE i hear again! Thát remarkable ÓNE!!! Thánks a BÍG lot, i didn’t know thís óne, till Yet! Mány Thánks!!

To me the Dubliner's are the best of their or any other generation ( No knock on the Clancy Brothers!). I particularilly like the vocals of Luke Kelly and the soulful and gravelly voice of Ronnie Drew. What a great band. I'm gratefull that I heard them while they were all still alive.

A great song, a great singer, a great lesson. Cheers from Brazil

brings a tear to my eyes. still can't believe the master of ireland is no longer with us. i will always regret never seeing ronnie singing live. the dub's played the liverpool empire with ronnie and i didn't go,, still regret it 20 years on,

What a savage song. RIP Ronnie You will never be replaced. We had a tribute to him in the St Patricks Day Parade this year on the Carlow float

What a song Ronnie RIP for ever ! A TRUE GENT

Great Stuff.... I'm so pleased that others provide this talent for us all to share and we should give them credit for doing so.

good lyrics brilliantly presented to remind one's self from whence they came...

A great voice, great singer, great song, great message.

Brings tears to my eyes every time.

There will never be anyone like him again.

So moving. Touches me deeply as I grow old...

This, and Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" occupy the same corner of my brain.

Als ich hörte das Ronnie gestorben sei konnte ich es nicht glauben. Ich wuchs mit der Musik der Dubliners und somit auch mit seiner Stimme auf und sein Verlust ist ein schwerer. Ich weis nur eins da wo Ronnie jetzt ist geht es ihm besser. Wir werden dich vermissen Ronnie RIP.

im so moved by him ... ronnie makes me proud of my people i cant believe i never saw him sing in the flesh he stopped touring when i finally got a ticket i dont mind but il miss him

Thank You Ronnie Drew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT A SMASHING track..by the way that photo is Ronnie. I stood near him many times.

goosebuckles everywhere and shivers down my spine!!! not easy to touch me this way R.I.P. Ronnie

A song of life - taht everybody can recognice - I think. - I can anyway. A very good song/Lyrics.

This Is the first time I have heard this song what a marvell, I love it.

my hero. you've inspired me to no end. Whenever I write, I write thinking of Ronnie Drew.

I quite agree. A truly amazing permormance. Thankyou for posting this.

First time I've heard it, what a great song!

Personally as a “yank” Drew is up there with Cash. The rawness of their voice is what carries the stories they sing about.

what can one say, it`s totaly amazing.

Of course there is and can you imagine the concert going on right now?

So much wisdom in these words.

God bless ya Ronnie ... and your voice will be your epitaph ... Eire's Jonny Cash

Absolutely Amazing. RIP Ronnie, your gone now but you'll never will be forgotten .

RIP Ronnie... You'll always be young now !

ah ronnie ould son ya broke my heart when ya went, fgh

Beautiful Song

THE KING !!

What a fantastic song but why should I be suprised at what Ronnie comes up with. I followed him since 1958 in Merron Square,

Very sad :( Such an amazing voice !

First when i heard of Ronnies death i cant believe it. I only can say rest in peace Ronnie we all will miss you.

me to,ronnie was 1 of a kind

God Bless them

great tune.

never heard this song before?? rest in peace ronnie drew!!

God Bless Ronnie Drew, RIP Big man.

this song is so true.Its a bastard growing old

Go ronnie, life is left a little less bright now you've gone

a true irish legend

This song makes me drink gallons every time I hear it.

Lovely to listen this man with such a recognisable voice. i have a rahter 'rareish' recording of him doing 'Danny Boy' with le Arty McGlynn on guitar and a rather good young trumpet player..it was from a NI BBC show about the song Danny Boy...I just need to work out how to get it off VHS and onto here..:D

I liked Jimmy Nail singing this song. but Ronnie Drew sings it better

Great. (...and it's a Jimmy Nail song by the way...!!)

never heard this song before, but damn its good!

There's also a delightful rendition of this song from Jimmy Nail. I believe it's on the album Tadpoles In A Jar. No, I'm sure about that.

wow! Bit sentimental for Ronnie but I love it!

Hi. It's on the album 'A Couple More Years' with Eleanor Shanley.

indeed it would...

Of course. Couldn't be anyone else.

R.I.P Ronnie Drew great irish singer and fighter for life

so true

maby there is, and hes busy collecting for his own concert, I hope I get in

xxx Ty James

RIP Ronnie :'(

ronnie sang for god in live and now in the heaven..........i`ll hope i meet you up there and can have a pint with you andwe`ll sing together greetings from aqustria to you all irish

great

I don't like this song too much, but you guys seem to respect him so i wont insult him in any way. RIP to this guy, wish i had a taste for this kind of music.

Lovely, amazing song by Ronnie. What does the song mean exactly?

only fantastic

who else? the master himself

Does anyone know (or know where I could find) the context to this song? I understand the meaning but I'm having a little difficulty interpreting what historical situation this man was supposed to have lived through.

I thought I know all of Ron´s songs -.- if this gem is on any cd plz send me a note

also check jimmy nail's version

He grew old, thats all

@ACEofExodus Google and download the document. You will find this and the lyrics. Am E7 C D F D F G In the verses guitar players leave the high E-string open in the F-chord. Chorus: C G Am F C G Am F D F G Am

i will miss the old fart

where can we find the lyrics for this???

who dislikes this? seriously!?

Snap

@ciaran1000 Just Google it and download the document. You'll find this. Am E7 C D F D F G In the verses guitar players leave the high E-string open in the F-chord. Chorus: C G Am F C G Am F D F G Am

@RobertH279 dont think so, not far away tho

So ist es eben, wenn man leider noch jung ist .. ;)

Hahaha only santa clause looks like that close to Ronnie, and that is not Santa for sure.

@oniforo And have some Pints with him.

on which record can i find this song?

just

@whitehorn411 Ok, my bad, no reason to get personal

where can I get these chords

anyone know when this is from?

You know in the last few years I've lost Johney Cash, Joe Strummer and Ronnie. Makes you wonder if there is a god.

oniforo: ?

I was wondering the same thing. This guy has them in this vid. watch?v=-fEdYdPYxkM

chars...

Fuckin brilliant!

nice song, but that picture is not of ronnie drew.

johnsons otor car

Am i the only one who cant hear anything on this video