Lyric discussion by johndjh 

Okay as far as i know; the words of this song come from a poem written by irish poet Patrick Kavanagh (county monaghan). Made famous by Luke Kelly of the Dubliners who added the air of the traditional song The Dawning of the Day to it. Raglan road refers to a street in Dublin (ballsbridge). The poem essentialy is the poet recalling a love affair with a young woman

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