Hayley Westenra - Sonny Lyrics

Sonny lives on a farm, in a wide open space
Take off your shoes, stay out of the race
Lay down your head, on a soft river bed
Sonny always remembers the words Mamma says

[CHORUS:]
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
Your Daddy's a sailor, never comes home
Nights are so long, silence goes on
I'm feeling so tired and not all that strong

Sonny works on the land, though he's barely a man
There's not much to do but he does what he can
Sits by his window in his room by the stairs
Watching the waves drifting soft on the pier

Many years have rolled on, Sonny's old and alone
His Daddy the sailor, never came home
Sometimes he wonders what his life might have been
But from the grave Mamma still haunts his dreams

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joe smith

Haley. You are the bestest.
joe smith

Haley. Your voice was made for this song. So beautiful. Love you, Haley
*CORRECTION OFFICER*

I love her Xmas carols.
pure voice....
joe smith

Thank you, Haley. A song about me; to me. You make my day
alejandro del angel perez

hermosa interpretación, mejor no creo volverla escuchar.
Lynn OBrien

You have to have Irish heritage to sing Sonny like that . Hayley you are one of our own good on your girl!

grumpy sod

Yes! A real Kiwi
Luis Tanimoto

Hayley Westenra cute. Thank you for beautiful songs.💕
Willow 7

Listening to Sonny makes me so sad but i love this song a lot
Kenneth Jensen

Two thumbs down? Really

Pat Downs

Bieber fans

Kenneth Jensen

He couldn't qualify carrying her sheet music.
Pancho Del Rancho

oh what a nice voice , what a nice song , thanks Jesus.

grumpy sod

Don't youmean "Thank you, Hayley ???

Patrick Martin

Pancho Del Rancho thankyou to a fictional fairytale character - rather than the person singing. Great logic lol
boorose666

Not actually an Irish folk song. It was written by Newfoundlander Ron Hynes in 1976.
Richard Nye

She needs to come to the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono, ME, USA.

Björling Singt

I'm interested in seeing evidence supporting this claim. What could the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono, ME, USA, possibly have for Hayley Westenra that she would need?
Sanae Lambert

sooooooooooooooooooo beautiful
Capt. C.Lock

if elves would walk the earth, hailey would be a queen among them
Pat Downs

Perfect song for Hayley's voice, and she responds with a perfect performance.
Bobby Macleod

voice from heaven
Daniel Walsh

i think this may be better than mary blacks version
Sonnenblume171

Oh its so wonderful. to hear this magical voice of Hayley...
Great emotions...thank you
Ron Fisher

beautiful singing of a beautiful song. thank you Hayley!
avenuePad

I first heard this song in my home town, Inverness, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. An asian girl was sitting waiting outside the laundrymat waiting for her clothes to dry. It was written by the well known Ron Hynes of Newfoundland. When I returned home a male friend of my niece's was sitting in the kitchen playing and singing the very same song. It was my favouite and still is. Hayley moves you to your knees. J White Inverness Cape Breton NS
kinahead

Hayley sings straight from the heart with so much depth and feeling in this song. Simply brilliant!!
fancy a dream

I think it's one of her best performances. I LOVE this song so much!
Hayley, you're the best!
Brian Corcoran

Sung with great feeling love this song
rynerich

The blurb says it was broadcast on 1 May 2007 so she would have been 20
iamafakehuman

'Wonder how old she was during this video. She looks as young 17 or 18. She's just amazing when she sings a classic. This one's another worth listening. like drop everything you're doing and just soak it in. Thanks hwivid.
Adam Newbold

I love this song, and to hear Hayley do it live is amazing. I love it when she sings songs like this - she's great at classical, but doing other genres like this one is beautiful!
Stephany Kong

Amazing video. Thanks very much! ;-)