[Refrain:]
Goodnight,
Irene, Goodnigh
t, Irene
I´ll
get you in my d
reams.
I asked your mother f
or you
She told me that you was too
young
I wish, dear L
ord, that I´d never see
n your face
I´m so
rry you ever was
born.
[Refrain]
Sometimes I live in the
country,
Sometimes I live in
town.
Sometimes I h
ave a great not
ion
To jump in
to the river and d
rown.
[Refrain]
Stop ramblin´and stop gam
blin´
Quit staying out late at n
ight
Go home to your
wife and your fami
ly
Stay do
wn by the fireside br
ight
[Refrain]
I loves Irene, God k
nows I do
Love her till the sea runs
dry
If Irene t
urns her back
on me
I´m go
nna take morphine an
d die
[Refrain]