Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Leadbelly
Canonical path: /leadbelly/good-night-irene
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Good Night Irene
Read Good Night Irene lyrics by Leadbelly on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Good Night Irene
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Last Saturday night, I got married,
me and my wife settled down
Now me and my wife are parted,
I'm gonna take another stroll downtown
Sometimes I live in the country,
sometimes I live in town
Sometimes I take a great notion,
to jump into the river and drown
I love Irene, God knows I do,
I'll love her till the seas run dry
But if Irene should turn me down,
I'd take the morphine and die
Stop rambling, stop your gambling,
stop staying out late at night
Go home to your wife and your family,
stay there by your fireside bright
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Leadbelly performs "Good Night Irene", and this lyric page sits inside the Leadbelly catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to When It's Springtime In The Rockies and Meeting At The Building with a short reason for opening each page next.
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