Nursery RhymesSleep Now, Wee One
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A lullaby from Northern Ireland

Sleep Now, Wee One

Key: A minor~58 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Northern Ireland
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Sleep Now, Wee One Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Northern Ireland's English-language cradle-song tradition, using 'wee,' the region's beloved word for 'little,' set beside the Giant's Causeway and Mourne Mountains. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.

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Lyrics & chords

An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.

Verse

Am E Am
Sleep now, sleep now, wee one,
Dm E Am
the Causeway stones lie still and grey.
C G
Mourne Mountains sweep down to the sea,
Dm E Am
sleep now, sleep now, till break of day.
In English

What the words mean

“Sleep now, sleep now, little one, the Causeway stones lie still and grey. The Mourne Mountains sweep down to the sea, sleep now, sleep now, until break of day.”
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Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E
Guitar
EBG#
Piano
C
x
Guitar
CEG
Piano
G
Guitar
DGB
Piano
Good to know

What “Sleep Now, Wee One” Means

The Giant’s Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of interlocking basalt columns, and the Mourne Mountains, said to have inspired C.S. Lewis’s Narnia, are two of Northern Ireland’s most iconic landscapes. This original lullaby, using ‘wee,’ a word heard everywhere in Northern Irish English, borrows both.

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