Last Saturday night I got married me and my wife settled down
Now me and my wife are parted gonna take another stroll downtown
Irene goodnight Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I’ll see you in my dreams
Sometimes I live in the country sometimes I live in town
Sometimes I take a fool notion to jump in the river and drown
Irene goodnight Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I’ll see you in my dreams
Stop your ramblin' stop your gamblin' stop stayin' out late at night
Go home to your wife and family stay there by the fireside bright
Irene goodnight Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I’ll see you in my dreams
The master and his works. dont this hit you right down in your soul, this is eques to any great master painting of long ago. is sheer beauty cannot be beaten,. My Grand Mother Sara Coyne also Rory Gallagher & Ry Cooder brought me here
just demonstrates that black people did country music too. Somewhere along the line, country became a white thing. Probably to do with the racism implicit in the music industry, with black artists having to play up to racial stereotypes to get record contracts.
back in the early 50's my Dad used to sing this to me right before bedtime and I always cried because I didn't want to go to sleep ....:)
I'll always remember this song...
I've loved this song ever since I was about 7 or 8, back in the 40s, but heard it as a country western song. So much better in its original blues style!
[Chorus]
Irene good night
Irene good night
Good night Irene
Good night Irene
I guess you in my dreams
[Verse 1]
I asked your mother for you (what she tell him?)
She tole me that you was too young (she's 18 years old)
I wish to the good Lord that I'd never seen your face
I'm sorry that you ere were born (it broke his heart)
[Chorus]
Irene good night
Irene good night
Good night Irene
Good night Irene
I guess you in my dreams
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I live in the country
Sometimes I live in town
Sometimes I haves a great notion
Jumping in to the water and drown
[Chorus]
Irene good night
Irene good night
Good night Irene
Good night Irene
I guess you in my dreams
[Verse 3]
Stop ramblin', and stop gamblin'
Quit staying out late at night (what ya gonna do?)
Go home to your wife and family (where you ought to be)
Sit down by the fireside bright (and keep a comin')
[Chorus]
Irene good night
Irene good night
Good night Irene
Good night Irene
I guess you in my dreams
[Verse 4]
I love Irene God knows I do (too late)
I love her til the sea runs dry
If Irene turns her back on me (what you gonna do?)
I'm gonna take a morphine and die (she said go on and kill yourself then)
[Chorus]
Irene good night
Irene good night
Good night Irene
Good night Irene
I guess you in my dreams