Come on Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
25 June 2007 (#101)
Year: 1982Length: 4:01
Another one of those songs that I haven't heard in a long time. I heard it once at a Phi Sig Bar Night clean-up/afterparty, and ever since then, I've been hearing it everywhere.
Lyrics
Come on, Eileen.
Come on, Eileen.
Poor old Johnny Ray, sounded sad upon the radio;
Broke a million hearts in mono.
Oh our mothers cried, sang along, who can blame them?
You've grown (You're grown up)
So grown. (So grown up.)
Now I must say more than ever.
(Come on, Eileen.)
Toora, loora, toora loorye aye.
We gonna sing just like our fathers.
Come on, Eileen,
Oh I swear (well he means) at this moment
You mean ev'rything.
You in that dress,
my thoughts, I confess,
verge on dirty.
Ah, Come on Eileen.
Come On, Eileen.
These people round here
they've been down with sunken, smoke-dried faces
So resentful what their fate is,
But not us (no never),
no, not us (no never),
we are far too young and clever.
(Remember)
Toora, loora, toora, loorye, aye.
I'll hum this tune forever.
Come on, Eileen,
Oh I swear (well 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,
Pleassse
Come On, Eileen, Tooloorye aye
Come On, Eileen, Tooloorye, aye, toora.
Now you're all grown (toora), Now you (toora) have shown (toora),
Oh! Eileen.
Said, you've (You) grown (toora) (it's strange that our feelings have grown),
so grown (toora) (about how you feel)!
Now (toora) I (toora) must (toora) say (toora) more (toora) than ever,
things round here will change.
I said, Toora (toora), loora, toora (toora), loorye (toora), aye (toora, toora, toora).
Come on, Eileen,
oh I swear (well he means) at this moment.
You mean ev'rything.
You in that dress,
my thoughts (I confess)
verge on the dirty.
Ah, come on, Eileen.
Come on, Eileen,
oh I swear (well he means) at this moment.
You mean ev'rything.
You in that dress,
Oh, my thoughts (I confess)
verge on the dirty.
Come on, Eileen,
oh, ho, ho, (well he means) oh, ho, ho ...
