A post to this thread "Law Officers in Songs & Children's Rhymes" thread.cfm?threadid=110403&messages=73 mentioned the song "Moses Ri-tooral-i-ooral-i-ay."

That song reminded me of the 1983 pop hit song "Come On Eileen" that was recorded by Dexys Midnight Runners. "Come on Eileen" includes the line "Go toora loora toora loo rye aye". I learned on a webpage about that song that "Come On Eileen" was written by Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson, Billy Adams {who I presume are/were? members of the group Dexys Midnight Runners}. The song was included in the 1983 album "Too-Rye-Ay".

Here's my question: Is that line from "Come On Eileen" connected in any way to "Moses Ri-tooral-i-ooral-i-ay"? In other words, is "toora loor toora loo rye aye" a common refrain in Irish songs or is the similarity between those lines just a coincidence?