Lyrics - Steve Earle - Goodnight Irene Lyrics

Goodnight Irene Lyrics - Steve Earle

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 have a great notion
To jump into the river and drown

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams

Quit ramblin' and quit gamblin'
Quit stayin' out late at night
Stay home with your wife and family
Sit down by the fireside bright

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams

I asked your mother for you
She told me you was too young
I wished to God I'd never seen your face
I's sorry you ever was born

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams

I love Irene, God knows I do
I'll love her till the seas run dry
And if Irene turns her back on me
I'd take morphine and die

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams

You cause me to weep, you cause me to mourn
You cause me to leave my home
But the very last words I heard her say
Was "Please sing me one more song"

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams

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Goodnight Irene. | Reviewer: ben | 9/20/11

I bought a Huddy Leadbetter LP in the 50's; the first or one of them, and played it and played it. I loved his songs but couldn't understand some of his words; I think he sang "I guess you're in ma dreams". I'll never forget him.

A child | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/27/11

I was a small child when my father first sang this to me. I learned all the words, but today, as the east coast of the US is being haunted by Hurricane Irene, I could only remember a verse or two. So, of course, I had to look it up and see all the verses. It's a haunting song, like the haunting hurricane is it's namesake. May we all not feel how the songwriter did about Irene. God Bless us all. May Irene die out in the ocean and not in our hearts!!!!!!!!!!!!

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