Chorus:
GIrene, good
D7night, Irene, good
Gnight.
Good night
G7Irene, good
Cnight
AmIrene,
D7I`ll see you in my
Gdreams.
1.
GLast saturday night I got
D7married
Me and my wife settled
Gdown
Now my wife and I
G7for a party
Cgonna
Atake
D7another stroll down
Gtown
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.
Ch....
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.
Ch....
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"
Ch....
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.
Ch....
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.
Ch....
A nakonec česky:
CHORUS:
GIrene, jdi sp
D7át, Irene, jdi sp
Gát,
jdi spát, Irene, jdi sp
Cát, Ire
Amine,
a ne
D7ch si o mně zd
Gát.
1. Já př
Gišel si o tebe ř
D7íct,
tvá máma hnala mě v
Gen,
ať koukám prej dál svojí c
Cestou j
Amiít
a v
D7íckrát se nevracím s
Gem.
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...
