Goodnight Irene

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