You might not believe me, but this song was written by a dude named Leadbelly.
Leadbelly and Little Booker
Both had the pleasure of partying on the ponderosa.
Yea, on the ponderosa, you know,
Down there in Angola where the got
Boys doing from one year to ninety nine.
Late last Saturday night I got married right now,
Me and my wife, we settled down.
Now me and my wife have parted.
I′m gonna take gonna take a little stroll downtown.
You know I'm gonna say Irine good nignt now
Well Irine Irine, well good night good night good night
Irine, Irine, I′m gonna see you, gonna see you well well
Stopped my gambelin' and stopped all my rambelin' now.
Stopped stayin out so, so late at night now now.
Going home to my wife and my family
You know I′m gonna sit, gonna sit, by the fire side right.
Irine good night now, Irine good night.
Well Irine, Irine, well, good night.
I′m gonna see you in my dream now.
Sometimes I live way out in the country right now.
Sometimes sometimes I live in town.
Sometimes I get a great notion
To jump into the river, the river
And now you know I'm gonna drown.
Oh, to the river, and drown
Well oh well now now now now
Well well well well well well now now
No no, I don't wanna wanna drown
I don′t wanna wanna drown
I kinda kinda wanna drown