Irish Lullaby
Song Lyrics & Words
Over in Killarney,
Many years ago,
Me mother sang a song to me
In tones so sweet and low.
Just a simple little ditty,
In her good old 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.
Information About This Song
Written By: J. R. Shannon.
Comments (5)
By John in Owego,ny on 13 June 2009
This song was sung also by Bing Crosby in the Bells of St. Mary's.
By Kim W. in Cohutta Georgia - Usa on 28 December 2009
Although this song was sung to me as a babe, I don't recall hearing it until my children were born (1981 & 1985) when my Dad - being the nuturer of my parents - sang it to my children as he got them to sleep. He passed away more than 20 yrs ago when my oldest child was only 6 and youngest was 2 1/2 yrs old. Now - I am looking forward to being a Grandparent myself and wanted to find these lyrics so I can sing this lullaby to MY Grandchildren as well. I haven't heard it sang since my Dad sang it and I had forgotten a couple of the lines - until today when I searched for and found the lyrics online. It was very comforting to read those words that brought back precious memories to me as I could hear my Dad voice as he sang those words to my children. I have to say that I was a little frustrated when I found another website that allowed you to listen to the song itself - BUT they mis-pronounced one of the words incorrectly which completely threw out the ryhme! They pronouced " Too-ra-loo-ra-li" - "Too-ra-loo-ra-LEE" - when in fact it should be "Too-ra-loo-ra-LIE". (To ryhme with " Hush, now don't you CRY!" and "That's an Irish LULLABY". :-) Thank you for the memories and thank you for allowing me to share this!
By Hayli in Ohio, Usa on 13 February 2010
i love this song so much, my mammaw used to sing it to me, its so pretty, and i was so happy to find the first part
By Siobhán in South Lanarkshire Scotland on 6 April 2010
my father used to sing this to me when i was a baby in 1986 now we sing it to my son
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By Alaura in North Carolina Granite Falls on 10 March 2009
I heard this song before by my great great grandmother. I am have Irish and half Scotts-Irish but then when she died I haven't heard it again till now and seeing it and know knowing the words has made me so happy.