Irene Goodnight waltz

From Pete Seeger’s AMERICAN FAVORITE BALLADS. Quite popular everywhere.

I don’t believe Pete Seeger wrote it but he made it popular.
Sylvia Miskoe

I’ve always associated this with Leadbelly.

Sylvia : from Pete Seeg’s collection, he always gives the song-writer if known. Good book, you can get it on the Internet.

Yes, the Leadbelly one popularised the song and was probably the first to record it. However, it’s origins aren’t clear.

What’s clear is that if the Lomaxes hadn’t recorded Huddie Ledbetter, The Weavers would never have come across the song and recorded it.

Chance is a fine thing as everybody wld agree ……

My best friend in Orkney is IRENE SHEARER (Glaswegian, met her husband at a dinner party in Ork) - one of my many totally irrelevant comments (dopey female).

I wrote a parody of it when one of our receptionists, named Irene, retired.

I R E N E Good Night, and sleep like a baby.

Is "Irene" Greek for peace? Can anyone say?

Is Irene Greek for peace? You classical scholars anywhere ?

It seems that it is. The Greek word ειρήνη (eiríni) means peace.

Good Egg, Siuloir Compliments of the Season *%$*