Last Saturday night I got married me and my wife settled down
Now me and my wife are parted gonna take another stroll downtown
Irene goodnight Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I’ll see you in my dreams
Sometimes I live in the country sometimes I live in town
Sometimes I take a fool notion to jump in the river and drown
Irene goodnight Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I’ll see you in my dreams
Stop your ramblin' stop your gamblin' stop stayin' out late at night
Go home to your wife and family stay there by the fireside bright
Irene goodnight Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I’ll see you in my dreams
Growing up, before bed, my Grandma would always say "Good night Irene" to me and my mom and I never asked why. After she passed we found out that our great grandparents used to play this all the time for her as a kid. Ever since, my mom and I got in the habit of saying it to each other at night and when I turned 18 I got it tattooed across my shoulders in big, beautiful cursive script.
Thanks for posting this. My mom, Irene, celebrates her 89th birthday soon, and she always liked this song. I live far away, and am thinking of her tonight. Thanks again.
I miss my grandmother she was the light in this world of darkness.... Im going to keep listening to this song in name of her. and pass it on to the next generation
Mom passed away seven months ago at 92, her name was Irene and still remember her singing and humming this quite often when I was four or five , 65 odd years ago but still clear in my head and heart.
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I was born 5 months after. my dad was killed in a coal mining accidennt. This was one of his favourite songs of the times. And my mother called me Irene in his memory.
called me Irene in his memory
Thank you. You gave me more than a smile but brought a moment of real joy to my heart. This is a treasure. I was a tot when this song became a radio hit. It remains burned into my memory and I remember singing it with my grandmother perhaps I was 4 to 5 years old.