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Irish Lullaby (Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral)

Written By: J. R. Shannon in 1913, Copyright Unknown


Over in Killarney
Many years ago,
Me Mither (My Mother) sang a song to me
In tones so sweet and low.
 Just a simple little ditty,
In her good 'ould' (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."

 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.