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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
Gonna take a little stroll downtown

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Yeah, sometimes I live in the country
And sometimes I live in town
Yeah, and sometimes I take a great notion
I'm gonna jump in the river and drown

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Stop ramblin' Stop that gamblin'
Stop staying out late at night
Go home to your wife and family
Stay there by the fireside, bright

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Goodnight, Irene Goodnight, Irene
I'll see you in my dreams