
是一首美流的通俗民,歌者已不可考,黑人民歌手Lead Belly於1933首先唱,他,首歌也是由他叔叔口中的。
位Lead Belly老兄於1918因企罪入,但因自己的歌寄典 ( 典也有自他唱 ),而被表良好,了最起的7年後於 1924得放。熟知位老兄於1930又因相同犯行罪名被,在3年後被人及音史者John Lomax和子Alan ( 父子人替Library of Congress---「」收集具史意的歌曲 ) ,Lead Belly的音描述美黑人的拼博,了史的一大,具有保存的值,也因而替Lead Belly成功。Lead Belly度因音自己重自由,也算是了。
Lead Belly於1949因「人症 (ALS)」病故,享年61。在他生前,他的此首《Irene》未致商上的成功。而在Lead Belly死後一年,美民The Weavers的版本在告示牌最佳售排行榜的冠座待了13。之後其他的翻唱者也不少,像是Jerry Lee Lewis、Johnny Cash、The Chieftains、Tom Waits 和 Peter, Paul and Mary等,而各自在歌上有些更。

此曲也被英足球Bristol Rovers的球迷作啦啦歌,原本只是1950在主Plymouth Argyle前放火播的歌曲,而在接下的比日,由於Bristol Rovers易就取得先,Plymouth Argyle一些球迷得球望而提前,因而被Bristol Rovers球迷嘲弄,以此曲唱出「Goodnight, Argyle」,自此沿唱迄今。
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
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
I´ll see you in my dreams
Stop ramblin´, stop your gamblin´
Stop stayin´out late at night
Come home to your wife and your family
And sit by the fire so bright
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
I´ll see you in my dreams
I love Irene, God knows I do
Love her ´til the rivers run dry
If irene should ever turn her back on me
Gonna take morphine and die
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
I´ll see you in my dreams
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
I´ll see you in my dreams
Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams
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