Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Goodnight Irene, artist - James Booker. Album song Junco Partner, in the genre БлюзDate of issue: 27.04.2000
Record label: Rykodisc
Song language: English
Goodnight Irene |
| Leadbelly and Little Booker |
| both had the pleasure of partying on the ponderosa. |
| You know what I mean? |
| You dig |
| Yea, on the ponderosa, you know, |
| down there in Angola where the got |
| boys doing from one year to ninety nine. |
| Late last Saturday night I got married right now, |
| me and my wife, we settled down. |
| Yeah |
| Now me and my wife have parted. |
| I’m gonna take gonna take a little stroll downtown. |
| You know I’m gonna say Irine good nignt now |
| Irine good night |
| Well Irine Irine, well good night good night good night |
| Irine, Irine, I’m gonna see you, gonna see you well well |
| in my dreams. |
| Stopped my gambelin' and stopped all my rambelin' now. |
| Stopped stayin out so, so late at night now now. |
| Going home to my wife and my family |
| You know I’m gonna sit, gonna sit, by the fire side right. |
| You know I’m gonna say |
| Irine good night now, Irine good night. |
| Well Irine, Irine, well, good night. |
| Good night, good night. |
| Irine good night |
| Irine good night |
| Well I’m gonna see you |
| I’m gonna see you in my dream now. |
| Sometimes I live way out in the country right now. |
| Sometimes sometimes I live in town. |
| Sometimes I get a great notion |
| a great notion |
| To jump into the river, the river |
| and just drown, drown. |
| No, jump into the river, |
| and now you know I’m gonna drown. |
| Well, drown. |
| Well, drown. |
| I’m gonna drown |
| Oh, to the river, and drown |
| Drown. |
| Well oh well now now now now |
| Don’t you let me drown |
| Don’t you let me drown |
| Hey now now now |
| People, people |
| Don’t you let me drown |
| well well well well well well now now |
| No no, I don’t wanna wanna drown |
| I don’t wanna wanna drown |
| I kinda kinda wanna drown |