Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Indigo Girls
Canonical path: /indigo-girls/goodnight-irene
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Goodnight Irene
Read Goodnight Irene lyrics by Indigo Girls on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Goodnight Irene
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Sometimes i live in the country
Sometimes i live in the town
Sometimes i take a great notion
To jump in the river and drown
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
Me and my wife parted
Think i'll take another walk downtown
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 all my life
If irene should ever leave me
I'll take morphine and die
Irene goodnight
Irene goodnight
Goodnight irene
Goodnight irene
I'll see you in my dreams
Stop your rambling stop your gambling
Stop staying out late at night
Come home to your wife and family
Sit by the fireside bright
Irene goodnight
Irene goodnight
Goodnight irene
Goodnight irene
I'll see you in my dreams
Goodnight irene
Goodnight irene
I'll see you in my dreams
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