Come On Eileen
Hermes House Band Lyrics
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Poor old Johnny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio
Moved a million hearts in mono
Our mothers cried
Sang along, who'd blame them
You're grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever
Go toora loora toora loo rye aye
And we can sing just like our fathers...
Come on Eileen, oh I swear (what he means)
At this moment, you mean everything
With you in that dress oh my thoughts I confess
Verge on dirty
Ah come on Eileen
{Refrain: x2}
Come on Eileen too-loo rye-aye
Come on Eileen too-loo rye-aye
Toora toora-too-loora
These people round here wear beaten down eyes
Sunk in smoke dried faces
They're so resigned to what their fate is
But not us (no never), no not us (no never)
We are far too young and clever
Remember
Go toora loora toora loo rye aye
Eileen I'll hum this tune forever
Come on Eileen oh I swear (what he means)
Ah come on, let's take off everything
That pretty red dress Eileen (tell him yes)
Ah come on let's, Ah come on Eileen
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen
Please...
{au Refrain}
Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh Eileen
Come on Eileen, these things they are real and I know
How you feel
Now I must say more than ever
Things round here have changed
Too-ra loo-ra too-ra loo-rye-aye
{au Refrain}
The lyrics to Hermes House Band's "Come On Eileen" begin with a reference to singer Johnny Ray, who had a hit with the song "Cry" in 1951, saying that he sounds sad on the radio and had moved a million hearts. The singer then remembers singing along with their mother to Johnny Ray's music when they were young, saying "who'd blame them." But now, the singer is grown and singing to someone named Eileen, saying "Come on Eileen" and go toora loora toora loo rye aye". The singer confesses their thoughts about Eileen and her pretty red dress, saying "Oh I swear, at this moment, you mean everything."
The song then goes on to contrast Eileen and the singer with the people around them who have "beaten down eyes" and "smoke dried faces" and who are "resigned to what their fate is." The singer says "But not us (no never), no not us (no never)." They are far too young and clever and remember their childhood singing with their mother, so they keep singing "go toora loora toora loo rye aye" and "Eileen I'll hum this tune forever." The song ends with the chorus and the singer saying "now you have grown, now you have shown, oh Eileen. Come on Eileen, these things they are real and I know how you feel. Now I must say more than ever, things round here have changed."
Line by Line Meaning
Poor old Johnny Ray
Johnny Ray sounded sad
Sounded sad upon the radio
His sadness could be heard on the radio
Moved a million hearts in mono
But despite that, he managed to move a lot of people with his music
Our mothers cried
Many mothers cried because of his music
Sang along, who'd blame them
They sang along because it was just so good
You're grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever
Now that you're an adult, I have to be more serious with you
Come on eileen
Eileen, come on
Go toora loora toora loo rye aye
Let's sing this catchy tune together
And we can sing just like our fathers...
Just like our fathers, we can all sing this classic song
Come on Eileen, oh I swear (what he means)
Eileen, I swear that you mean everything to me right now
At this moment, you mean everything
You are the most important thing to me right now
With you in that dress oh my thoughts I confess
When I see you in that dress, I have some dirty thoughts that I can't keep to myself
Verge on dirty
Those thoughts are a bit inappropriate
These people round here wear beaten down eyes
People in this area look tired and weary
Sunk in smoke dried faces
Their faces look wrinkled from all the smoking that they probably do
They're so resigned to what their fate is
These people have given up and accepted their difficult circumstances
But not us (no never), no not us (no never)
We are different from them and we refuse to give up
We are far too young and clever
We are young and smart and we believe that we can overcome our challenges
Remember
Don't forget
Eileen I'll hum this tune forever
I will sing this song for you forever, Eileen
Ah come on, let's take off everything
Let's take all our clothes off
That pretty red dress Eileen (tell him yes)
That red dress of yours is really pretty, Eileen (you should agree with me)
Ah come on let's, Ah come on Eileen
Come on, let's do this thing, Eileen
Please...
Please say yes
Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh Eileen
Now that you're older, you have more experience and wisdom, Eileen
Come on Eileen, these things they are real and I know
I know that these are real issues that we are facing, Eileen
Things round here have changed
This place has changed a lot
Too-ra loo-ra too-ra loo-rye-aye
Let's sing a happy tune and forget our troubles for a while
Contributed by Zachary S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.