Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Red Foley
Canonical path: /red-foley/goodnight-irene
Related lyric paths: 6
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Goodnight Irene
Read Goodnight Irene lyrics by Red Foley on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Goodnight Irene
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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 have parted gonna take another stroll downtown
Irene goodnight Irene goodnight...
Sometimes I live in the country sometimes I live in town
Sometimes I take a big notion to jump in the river and drown
Irene goodnight Irene goodnight...
Stop rambling stop gambling stop staying out late at night
Go home to your wife and family and stay by the far side bright
Irene goodnight Irene goodnight...
I'll see you in my dreams
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Red Foley performs "Goodnight Irene", and this lyric page sits inside the Red Foley catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Candy Kisses (with Kitty Wells) and I'm Throwing Rice (at The Girl I Love) (with Kitty Wells) with a short reason for opening each page next.
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