GOODNIGHT IRENE

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Foxes sleep in the forest - lions sleep in their dens
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Goats sleep on the mountainside and piggies sleep in pens
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Irene Goodnight Irene Goodnight
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Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams
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Whales sleep in the ocean - zebras sleep on land
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Hippos sleep on the river bank and camels sleep in sand
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Irene Goodnight Irene Goodnight
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Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams
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Coyotes sleep in the canyon - birdies sleep in a tree
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And when it's time for me to rest, my bed's the place for me
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Irene Goodnight Irene Goodnight
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Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams
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Sometimes I live in the country, sometimes I live in Town     D  A  A7  D 
Sometimes I take a great notion to jump in the river & drown D D7 G A A7 D IRENE GOODNIGHT
I love Irene God knows I do, I'll love her til the seas run dry  D  A  A7  D 
 And if Irene turns her back on me, I'd take morphine and die  IRENE GOODNIGHT
I asked your mother for you, she told me you was too young   D  A  A7  D 
I wish to God I'd never seen your face, I'm sorry you was ever born D D7 ... IRENE G'NIGHT
You cause me to weep , you cause me to mourne , you cause me to leave my home  D  A  A7  D 
But the very last word I heard you say was ""Please sing me one more song" .IRENE GOODNIGHT
Stop your Roaming and your gambling Stop your staying out at night   D  A  A7  D 
Go home to your wife and family Everything will be alright  D D7 G A A7 D IRENE GOODNIGHT