Eric Clapton - Goodnight Irene Lyrics






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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  1. c.... ....

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    Pass it on.

  2. v.... l....

    many thanks dear 'vortex' for this old wonderful song

  3. A.... V....

    So pleasant song

  4. J.... P....

    Why has nobody mentioned the great Albert Lee on the guitar. Wow that was an awesome version.

  5. p.... k....

    man played heavy rock and it is so gentle with simple guitar work with more melody. Great man and highly accomodative. Thanks EC and if any body has EC's e mail i want to appreciate him.

  6. a.... ....

    Fantastic song.

  7. T.... L....

    Proves he can put his hand to anything

  8. J.... G....

    Love you Eric! Beautiful rendition of Lead Belly

  9. j.... l....

    A leadbelly cover but Eric Clapton’s is a champ forever

  10. I.... R....

    My mom used to sing this to me, when I was a baby 😢♥️♥️♥️😄

  11. m.... h....

    A wonderful song a wonderful version ____ wish I was there

  12. 4.... ....

    The song will always have a special place in my heart, because when I was little and dad was teaching me to play guitar he would sing this for me. Thank you for posting!

  13. J.... Y....

    In this great song don't forget Albert Lee (guitar). Thanks from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  14. A.... P....

    Albert Lee

  15. M.... L....

    Fantastic

  16. S.... B....

    Claptons voice is just so soulful... he can make anything sound awesome

  17. S.... B....

    Clapton classic

  18. K.... g....

    love it ,leadbelly ok.

  19. m.... s....

    One of my favorites of all time ...LOVE it.

  20. f.... ....

    The book of the Chosin battle, "Breakout", led me here. Very good song! (Chosin is the Japanese pronunciation of the Korean "Changjin.")

  21. i.... ....

    Come on Irene brought me here.

  22. I.... P....

    superrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  23. L.... H....

    ah a good old pub gig with a singing atmosphere, couples on the dance floor those days are all gone now unfortunately

  24. J.... M....

    Greetings from old West-Berlin. This song, I love it.

  25. A.... C....

    fav song

  26. h.... h....

    I'm going to heaven.

    h.... h....

    Blue eyes cryling in the rain

  27. j.... b....

    my-sister-irene-died-recently'we-all-miss-her-dearly-thanks-eric-very-moving

  28. J.... G....

    Older video with Eric Clapton, very country. I like this, Jamie Goldsman

  29. K.... S....

    My boss old dad brought me here! Telling me do you know there is a song Good Night Irene, (which is my Name is Irene ) and I said Im gonna check it! So there it is! Lol

  30. I.... A....

    albert lee > eric clapton

    I.... A....

    only different styles ... ;)

  31. A.... n....

    My mums name is Irene and her mum my gran passed away a few days ago. And she was staying in my grans house on christmas day. My grans funeral was on christmas eve and the song that was played at her funeral was Lenny Peters welcome home. On christmas night my mum was watching Chas and Dave on the tv and Welcome home came on and then goodnight Irene which my gran used to play to my mum on the piano.

    A.... n....

    +Alli newman May the Good Lord Bless You !!!!

  32. d.... j....

    LEADBELLY LIVES ON

  33. M.... B....

    should have stayed as a trio chas dave n eric it would have gone places.

  34. a.... k....

    bioshock brought be here

  35. D.... S....

    Thank you guys.....you are all wonderful <3

  36. G.... C....

    'Tis the road back to simpler times, long gone....

  37. M.... ....

    Just me who came here because of Charlie Higson's book The Hunted?

  38. K.... T....

    Long Live Ledbelly!

    K.... T....

    The Best

  39. L.... ....

    Great performance...

  40. M.... ....

    Bioshock Infinite brought me here!

  41. M.... A....

    My father and I used to play and sing this song together when he was teaching me to play guitar and sing almost sixty years ago.

  42. P.... ....

    Came here while looking for Keith Richards' version from his new album. Found this instead. Took me straight back to the 1960s, some crowded smokey London pub somewhere in the suburbs; everybody sitting round a big table singing this - and many other - songs and not a dry eye in the house by the end. Everyone, from the oldest to the youngest, seemed to know all the words to all the old songs.
    Do people still do this in England? Or is everyone too sophisticated now for a good old pub sing-song?

    P.... ....

    Yes we still do it Thank Frank from York uk

  43. O.... ....

    Engineer brought me here.

  44. P.... C....

    I have watched this many
    times now. I think Eric
    is a little on the drunk
    side. but his playing is
    playing the right note at the right time. plus he's
    doing a country style
    guitar, which he has said.he can't do. Albert Lee must of got him to do
    this. Irene song. well Eric looks so young and handsome too thanks for the video.

  45. I.... L....

    Eric is fantastic magic guitarist.
    I know him at my teenage time, I like eric songs style the most at 80'. Well that's no doubt I'll follow him in coming futue.

  46. n.... ....

    Michael Schiavello brought me here.

  47. I.... H....

    Maybe enough shares of this lovely song will bring the name back to popularity!

  48. j.... ....

    Albert Lee and is that Dave Mason? Bunch of Brits crooning Leadbelly.

    j.... ....

    @jubydude Definitely not Dave Mason (though I see the resemblance).

    j.... ....

    @jubydude All the artist are listed in the description below the video.

  49. B.... D....

    My dad use to sing this to me all the time

    B.... D....

    I can play only 2 songs on the guitar and this is one of them. Can't sing well and I lack the Music DNA but how I love this song. I had someone teach it to me by numbers since I could never read music. Took me about 25 years of practice to finally learn how to play it. Clapton's cover is one of the best. First heard the song at a Pete Seeger concert in LA, Calif.

  50. I.... H....

    love listening to this...it's a dying name..but I think it's rather beautiful.
    Irene

    I.... H....

    @Irene Haas It is dying but I like my name too. ;) Irene Hayes-Norris

  51. B.... L....

    This was shown again on UK television last Christmas.  I don't know where The Royal Club was - it wasn't there when I lived in Guildford for the first 20 years of my life!

  52. p.... ....

    Classic Clapton from a few years ago.....

  53. j.... ....

    Lead belly inspired

  54. Z.... ....

    Bioshock brought me here. Was not dissapointed.

  55. I.... S....

    AWESOME

  56. D.... D....

    That looks like my kind of night.

  57. H.... ....

    Songtext to Goodnight Irene :
    [Chorus:]
    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.

    [Chorus]

    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.

    [Chorus]

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

    [Chorus]

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

  58. K.... C....

    A song sung by the midnight watch... Navy.

  59. r.... ....

    Beautifully rendered by one of the greatest singers, Eric Claption. Love it.

  60. T.... R....

    Clapton doing Leadbelly? My life is complete, THANK YOU for sharing :)

    T.... R....

    This is why George let Eric's guitar 'gently weep.'  Eric's solo...captured the pathos of Leadbelly.

  61. a.... ....

    Chas n Dave should do another Xmas Special.....so much fun!
    This is a great track.........isn't the atmosphere good in the studio or pub whatever it was!

  62. S.... B....

    "  M E M O R I E S" are made of this.! When we were without todays pressure.

  63. A.... d....

    Nice classical, thanks for uploading.

  64. J.... W....

    Nice Song and fine played. Fantastic!!

  65. J.... ....

    haha................a young Eric and a wedding song for forever....

  66. N.... B....

    I personally wouldn't have been a huge fan of this if Clapton's weeping guitar solo wouldn't have been perfect.  Not a single sour note.

  67. I.... M....

    Beautifull music!

    I.... M....

    Iraildes Mascarenhas hhahjjkkjhhjiooiohuhjjb iiiuiiiu. Ii

  68. C.... V....

    Awesome is this perfect.

  69. S.... ....

    Pete Seeger brought me here. Where would we be without music?

  70. I.... G....

    Pete Seeger brought me here, Rest in peace Pete.
    -IrenA (play this for me in heaven Pete, add the "A", if you don't mind!

  71. M.... S....

    Thank You Pete Seeger and the weavers rest in peace Pete

    M.... S....

    Ledbelly...i think he wrote that song in prison...gone but not forgotten..RIP

  72. s.... ....

    bristol rovers tune

    s.... ....

    schoolie The song is much older than that. It actually is a Leadbelly song and it is from America. Nobody knows how old it is exactly, but Leadbelly started performing it as an R&B tune around 1907.

  73. c.... ....

    One of the most sweetest & endearing songs ever written.

  74. s.... j....

    I avoided this one because I thought I would not like the version, but man its good!

  75. 1.... ....

    lol me too

  76. B.... E....

    good times. just look at those people happy, you dont see that at a Metalicrap show

  77. N.... ....

    My name is Irene :)

  78. T.... ....

    she caused me to weep
    she caused me to morn
    she caused me to leave my home
    but the very last words I heard her say
    was " please sing me one more song"

  79. U.... M....

    And Benny Hill as a special guest star... :) Greetings from Macedonia!

  80. D.... R....

    This is great stuff.

  81. R.... H....

    My grandparents used to sing this to me when I went for a visit in the summertime.

  82. F.... B....

    My great-gramma Irene, sang this all the time!

  83. O.... R....

    ma chanson préféree!!! merci!! cest mon prenom!!

  84. B.... ....

    BioShock Infinite brought me here. Such a beautiful song

  85. A.... A....

    I was playing that when a heard the music, and I love Clapton, my reaction: O.o OH GOD WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GAME!!!

  86. g.... ....

    for the love of the jinks come triology very thinking of our youth memories of the lost loves etc. none to soon.

  87. L.... W....

    beautifull

  88. M.... l....

    at 2:02 who is this man? A movie-star? I think, I saw him in one of the Columbo-Movies

  89. G.... ....

    Have I gone color blind or Eric playing a purple Strat?

  90. T.... S....

    Tom Waits brought me here

  91. M.... G....

    Goodnight,everyone..thought it was a goodnight song to everyone.. pretty song I remember my mom playing it years ago...

  92. O.... R....

    good song

  93. O.... R....

    beautifull song! i like this is my name thank you eric clapton..

  94. j.... P....

    bristol rovers , good night Irne !! youtube it

  95. d.... ....

    Wow, this wasn't just a tv studio with actors. These people are actually sauced, actually signing along with all their heart, genuinely having a good time. This is just TV gold right here...

  96. D.... W....

    Awesome!

  97. D.... W....

    Awesome!