Goodnight Irene
John A. Lomax / Leadbelly
Chorus:
Irene, goodnight. Irene, goodnight Goodnight, Irene. Goodnight,
Irene. I'll see you in my dreams.
Last Saturday night I got married. Me and my wife settled down.
Now, me and my wife are parted. Gonna take a little stroll
downtown.
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Yeah, sometimes I live in the country and sometimes I live in
town.
Yeah, and sometimes I take a great notion I'm gonna jump in the
river and drown.
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Stop ramblin'. Stop that gamblin'. Stop staying out late at
night.
Go home to your wife and family. Stay there by the fireside,
bright.
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Goodnight, Irene. Goodnight, Irene. I'll see you in my dreams.