Lyrics
(F)O ver in Kil lar ney, (Dm)man y years a (F)go, me (F)mith er sang a song to me in (G7)tones so sweet and (C7)low.
Just a (F)sim ple lit tle dit ty, in her (Dm)good ould I rish (F)way, and I’d (Bb)give the world if she could (F)sing that (G7)song to me this (C)day.
(F)Too ra loo ra loo ral, (Bb)too ra loo ra (B)li, (F)too ra (Bb)loo ra (F)loo ral, (G7)hush now, don’t you (C)cry!
(F)Too ra loo ra loo ral, (Bb)too ra loo ra (B)li,
(F)too ra (Bb)loo ra (F)loo ral, (C7)that’s (Dm)an (G7)I rish (Bbm)lull a (F)by.
(F)Oft, in dreams, I wan der (Dm)to that cot a (F)gain.
I (F)feel her arms a hug gin’ me as (G7)when she held me (C7)then.
And I (F)hear her voice a hum min’ to me (Dm)as in days of (F)yore, when she (Bb)used to rock me fast a (F)sleep out (G7)side the cab in (C)door.
(F)Too ra loo ra loo ral, (Bb)too ra loo ra (B)li,
(F)too ra (Bb)loo ra (F)loo ral, (G7)hush now, don’t you (C)cry!
(F)Too ra loo ra loo ral, (Bb)too ra loo ra (B)li,
(F)too ra (Bb)loo ra (F)loo ral, (C7)that’s (Dm)an (G7)I rish (Bbm)lull a (F)by.
(F)loo ral, that’s an (G7)I rish (Bb)lull (C7)a (F)by.
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (That's An Irish Lullaby) — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial
Watch "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)" by James R. Shannon in falling notes style — like Synthesia. Color-coded notes fall onto the keyboard in real time. Practice left hand, right hand, or both. Key of Bb, 100 BPM.
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- Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (That's An Irish Lullaby) is arranged in the key of Bb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
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- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
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- Who composed "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)"?
- "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)" was originally performed by James R. Shannon. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
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