Goodnight Irene – Huddie Ledbetter, aka 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 another stroll downtown Sometimes I live in the country Sometimes I live in the town Sometimes I get a great notion To jump in the river and drown Well I asked your mother for you She told me you was too young I wish to the Lord I'd never seen your face Or heard your lying tongue Stop your rambling, stop your gambling Stop staying out late at night Go home to your wife and your family Stay home by the fireside bright I love Irene God knows I do Love her to the day I die If Irene turns her back on me I'll take morphine and die (If you know why I posted this then you know why I posted this 🙂 Technorati Tags: blues