Irene (Goodnight Irene) Lyrics

Irene, goodnight
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene
Goodnight, Irene
I guess you in my dreams

I asked your mother for you
What she tell him?
She told me that you was too young
She′s 18 years old
I wish the Lord that I never seen your face
I'm sorry your boy was born
He broke his heart

Irene, goodnight
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene
Goodnight, Irene
I guess you in my dreams

Sometimes I lives in the country
Sometimes I lives in town
Sometimes I have the great notion
Of jumping in the river and drown

Irene, goodnight
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene
Goodnight, Irene
I guess you in my dreams

Stop rambling and stop gambling
Quit staying out late at night
What you gonna do?
Go home to your wife and your family where you ought to be
And sit down by the fireside
And keep her company

Irene, goodnight
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene
Goodnight, Irene
I guess you in my dreams

I love Irene, God knows I do
Too late
Love her ′til the sea run dry
If Irene turns her back on me
What you gonna do?
I'm gonna take a morphine and die
She said go ahead and kill yourself then

Irene, goodnight
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene
Goodnight, Irene
I guess you in my dreams