Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Irish Lullaby

  In an Irish mood today and thought I'd share this lullaby I found. I'm trying to find a sound clip of it so I know how to sing it, so if anyone knows where to find one, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Too Ra Loo Ra Loo RalThat's an Irish lullaby
Children's Song

Over in Killarney,
Many years ago,
Me mither sang a song to me
In tones so sweet and low.
Just a simple little ditty,
In her good ould Irish way,
And I'd give the world if she could sing
That song to me this day.

Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Hush, now don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
That's an Irish lullaby.

Oft, in dreams I wander
To that cot again,
I feel her arms a huggin' me
As when she held me then.
And I hear her voice a hummin'
To me as in days of yore,
When she used to rock me fast asleep
Outside the cabin door.

Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Hush, now don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
That's an Irish lullaby.

1 comment:

Irishnana said...

I'm sure you've heard it before. Here's a link to it being sung by Bing Crosby (who honored his Irish heritage w/ many Irish tunes). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw9B49epS_M

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