Does Anyone Know an Irish Lullaby called “Ah, Bonny Boo”?
August 23rd, 2022

Ann wrote about an Irish family lullaby:

Hi, here’s a family lullaby that was sang to my family since before the 1940s. Based in Dublin, Ireland.

Ahh Bonny Boo

Ahh Bonny Boo,
I love you, if you only go a sleepy for your Mammy,
I’ll put in the sack and give you away to Jack, and I’II bar up the door with the poker.

Thanks
Ann

Is anyone familiar with this lullaby? Ann wasn’t sure if it’s unique to her family or if other people sing it. If you know this lullaby, please comment below.

Thanks in advance!

Mama Lisa

 

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2 Responses to “Does Anyone Know an Irish Lullaby called “Ah, Bonny Boo”?”

  1. Caoimhe Clery Says:
    January 28th, 2024 at 10:31 pm

    The version I know goes

    “Ahh baa-be boo I love you,
    but you won’t go asleepy for your Mammy.”

    I didn’t know that there were more lyrics.

  2. Michelle Kennedy Says:
    May 31st, 2026 at 7:33 pm

    Ah Babie boo, I’ll bate you if dont go asleep for your Mammy,
    I’ll put you in a sack & I’ll sell you to the black, if you dont go asleep for your mammy.
    Housh the Connie one up, housh her ever so high, housh the Connie one up & daddy be home bye bye, shes her Mammy’s pet & her daddy’s darling, shes the bell of the ball & the rose of the garden. She wouldn’t cry cry, she wouldn’t cry she wouldn’t. She wouldnt cry cry, no because she couldnt.

    My Dad said his family sung it, He was born in inner city Dublin in 1940

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