The Band: Tura Lura Lural (That's An Irish Lullaby)

Tura Lura Lural
Tura Lura Lie
Tura Lura Lural
Hush now don't you cry

Tura lura lural
Tura lura lie
Tura lura lura
That's an Irish Lullaby

Well it's often
Something in dreams I've wondered
Right back, back to that cott again
And I feel and I feel her arms a huggin me
Just like she did like she did way back then
And I hear her voice a hummin
Just like way back in days of yule
When she used to rock me she used to rock me
Outside, outside the kitchen door
That's why I'm singing tonight

Oh yes, it's just an Irish Lullaby

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==Song Info==
The music and lyrics to the song "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral" were written in 1913 by James Royce Shannon (1881-1946). It premiered in Chauncey Olcott's production of ''Shameen Dhu'' (''Black-haired Jimmy''). The song later became a hit for [[Bing Crosby:Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)|Bing Crosby]] who sang it in the 1944 film ''Going My Way'' in 1944. The live version with [[The Band]] and [[Van Morrison]] omits the first verse of the song and changes the lyrics a little. The original song goes like this:


<lyrics>
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 humin'
To me as in days or 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.