Written by: John Lomax
Written by: Huddie Ledbetter
With the Mitch Miller Singers
Arranged By; Mitch Miller
Originally made famous by:
Huddie Ledbetter
Label: Columbia Records
Recorded: June 28, 1950
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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,
Now me and my wife are parted,
I'm going to take another stroll downtown.
Sometimes I live in the country,
sometimes I live in the town,
Sometimes I have a great notion, to jump into the river and drown.