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Goodnight Irene

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Tom: G

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[Verses]
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Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
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Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams 
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Last Saturday night I got married me and my wife settled down 
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Now me and my wife have part-ed gonna take another stroll down town 
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Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
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Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams 
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Sometimes I live in the country sometimes I live in the town 
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Sometimes I have a great not-ion to jump into the river and drown 
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Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
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Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams 
                      
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Quit your ramblin' and quit your gamblin', quit stayin' out late at night 
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Stay home with your wife and fam-ily sit down by the fireside bright 
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Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
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Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams 
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I asked your mother for you, she told me that you were too young 
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I wished to God I'd never seen your face, I'm sorry Im such a disgrace 
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Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
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Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams 
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Irene good-night, Irene good-night 
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Goodnight Ir-ene, good-night Ir-ene I'll see you in my dreams