FOR MONTHS
AND MONTHS
AND MONTHS AROUND
THE COUNTRY
EVERYBODY SANG
IRENE GOODNIGHT
BUT SHE WOULD'NT
GO TO BED
NO MATTER WHAT
THEY SAID
THOUGH EVERYBODY TRIED
WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT
SHE STAYED
AWAKE WHILE
STEEL GUITARS
WERE A-GOING
IN EVERY HONKY TONK
SHE COULD BE SEEN
BUT SHE FINALLY WENT TO
BED AND COVERED
UP HER HEAD
AND NOW THERE'S NOT A
THING CAN WAKE IRENE
WAKE UP IRENE YOU'VE
SLEPT TOO LONG
WAKE UP IRENE IT'S
TIME TO MOVE ALONG
WAKE UP IRENE AND
PAY FOR YOUR BED
WAKE UP IRENE OR FOLKS
WILL THINK YOU'RE DEAD
LOTS OF GUITAR
PICKERS BY THE DOZEN
SANG GOODNIGHT IRENE
ALL NIGHT AND DAY
AND EVEN CROSBY TOO WITH
HIS BO BO BO BO BE DO
TRIED TO GET IRENE
TO HIT THE HAY
WELL I GUESS THEY FINALLY
SANG HER OFF TO SLUMBER
THEY MUST HAVE TRIED
A MILLION TIMES OR MORE
BUT OH MY ACHING
BACK WHEN
SHE FINALLY HIT
THE SACK MAN
YOU OUGHT TO HEAR
THAT WOMAN SNORE
WAKE UP IRENE YOU'VE
SLEPT TOO LONG
WAKE UP IRENE IT'S
TIME TO MOVE ALONG
WAKE UP IRENE AND
PAY FOR YOUR BED
WAKE UP IRENE OR FOLKS
WILL THINK YOU'RE DEAD