Goodnight, Irene
Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter, 1933· Songs Well-Known in America · p.122
Chorus:
G D D7 G
Irene good-night, Irene good-night
G G7 C D7 G
Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams
G D7 G
Last Saturday night I got married me and my wife settled down
G G7 C D7 G
Now me and my wife have part-ed gonna take another stroll down town (Chorus)
G D7 G
Sometimes I live in the country sometimes I live in the town
G G7 C D7 G
Sometimes I have a great not-ion to jump into the river and drown (Chorus)
G D D7 G
Quit your ramblin' and quit your gamblin', quit stayin' out late at night
G7 C D7 G
Stay home with your wife and fam-ily sit down by the fireside bright (Chorus)
G D D7 G
I asked your mother for you, she told me that you were too young
G G7 C D D7 G
I wished to God I'd never seen your face, I'm sorry I’m such a disgrace (Chorus)