Goodnight Irene - Princess Version
Original by Ledbetter & Lomax - new lyrics by Keith Comer (c) 2002
Chorus - Sung first, last, and between every verse
Irene, Goodnight
Irene, Goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams
Verses
Sometimes we camp in the forest
Sometimes we camp on the shore
We don't much mind where we're campin'
It's bein' together we adore
Last night I woke up at midnight
Thought I heard a wild bear's roar
I thought he was comin' to get me
But it was just some Dad's scary snore
We like to play in the mountains
We like to play by the beach
The girls, they don't mind where they're playin'
Just as long as Daddy's cell phone's outta reach
Mom thinks that even when camping
We ought to, somehow, take a bath
But Mom, she's not here to remind us
So, I don't know -- you do the math
Some girls, they like to climb mountains
Some girls, they like to climb a tree
And some girls, they like nothing better
Than to climb up and sit on Daddy's knee
The cozy campfire is burning lower
The small ones are fallin' asleep
We hate to be done with the singin'
But it's time to snuggle in and count sheep
Irene, Goodnight
Irene, Goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams
Send comments, compliments, suggestions, additional verses, subpoenas, etc., to:
Keith Comer (keith.comer@cox.net)