Goodnight Irene Songtext
von James Booker

You might not believe me, but this song was written by a dude named Leadbelly.
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