Oh, when I was young, and I was in my day I could steal what woman's heart there was away I'd sing and dance until mornin' blaze away until the dawnin' Long before I was the man you see today I was born beneath the star that promised all I could've lived my life between Cork Cobh and Youghal But the Wheel of Fortune took me And from the highest point it shook me By the bottle live and by the bottle I shall fall And there in the mirror on the wall I see the dream is fadin' From the contender to the brawl The ring, the rose, the matador is ravin' And when I die, I'll die a drunk down on the street You can count me out to 10 in clear defeat Oh, wrap the starry plow around me And let the piper's air resound me There I'll rest until the Lord of love I'll meet And there in the mirror on the wall I see the dream is fadin' From the contender to the brawl The ring, the rose, the matador is ravin' ♪ Oh, wrap the starry plow around me And let the piper's air resound me There I'll rest until the Lord of love I'll meet