Chorus:
Irene, good night, Irene, good night.
Good night Irene, good night Irene,
I`ll see you in my dreams.
1. Last saturday night I got married
Me and my wife settled down
Now my wife and I for a party
gonna take another stroll downtown
Ch:Irene...
2. Sometimes I live in the country
Sometimes I live in the town
Sometimes I take a fool notion
To jump in the ocean and drown
Ch:Irene...
3. Stop your ramblin` stop your gamblin`
Stop stayin` up late at night
Go home to your wife and family
Stay there by fireside bright
Ch:Irene...
...tak to zpival J.Cash. Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) to zpival takhle:
Ch:Irene...
1. 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.
2. I asked your mother for you,
She told me you were too young.
I wish to the Lord I never seen your face,
I`m sorry you ever was born.
3. You caused me to weep, you caused me to moan,
You caused me to leave my home.
The last word I ever heard her say:
"I want you to sing me a song"
4. Stop ramblin` and stop gamblin`,
Quit staying out late at night.
Go home to your wife and your family,
Sit down by the fireside bright.
5. I love Irene,God knows I do,
I love her till the sea runs dry.
If Irene turns her back on me
I`m gonna take morphine and die.
A nakonec česky:
CHORUS:
Irene, jdi spát, Irene, jdi spát,
jdi spát, Irene, jdi spát, Irene,
a nech si o mně zdát.
1. Já přišel si o tebe říct,
tvá máma hnala mě ven,
ať koukám prej dál svojí cestou jít
a víckrát se nevracím sem.
CHORUS:Irene...
2. Já nejsem farmář, to vím,
jsem tulák a toulám se rád,
spím, kde se dá, suchej chleba jím,
je psí život takhle se štvát.
CHORUS:Irene...
3. Vzal čert tenhle proklatej kraj,
vzal čert tenhle bláznivej den,
až hvězdy zhasnou, já řeknu jen:
buď sbohem, má Irene, good night.
CHORUS:Irene...
