what lullabies do you sing?

[HelenHen]

I'm Irish living in England and, unfortunately, the only songs I know that sound remotely like a lullaby are Irish rebel songs! It's fine at the mo cos he doesn't understand them but I wanna get out of the habit before he starts asking questions! Problem is, when I sing other stuff he doesn't like it and starts whinging. He's completely fascinated by the fields of athenry and if I sing anything less than all three verses and choruses he whinges! He just goes into a trance with them! I need to have a few other back up songs in my head

Sorry, I know this is an odd one lol.

Mockingbird too.
You are my sunshine ( I am filling up now)
Df used to sing some old sad song about the little boy that Santa Claus forgot, and scarlet ribbons and in a little Spanish town (Howl!)
Dh used to sing David Bowie to his little brother.

helenhen, not difficult to learn at all!! Look at Kula Bebe, that's the one I learnt and its easy.... I find myself humming it all the time and you could probably make up your own words to it too.

I love the "when a Knight won his spurs" suggestion. I haven't thought of that song for years but it's amazing how all the words just come straight back to me!!!

Aww so glad I started this thread... Some great suggestions and I'm gonna have to get learning!

My twins (19 months) like "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin ("Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, my friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends...").

Or "Bring Me Sunshine" by Morecambe and Wise