Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight 艾琳晚安，艾琳晚安

Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 晚安，艾琳，艾琳晚安

I'll see you in my dreams 我会看到你在我的梦里

   

Sometimes I live in the country 有时候，我住在乡下

Sometimes I live in town 有时候，我住在城里

Sometimes I have a great notion 有时候，我有一个伟大的想法

To jump into the river and drown 跳进河里淹死

   

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight 艾琳晚安，艾琳晚安

Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 晚安，艾琳，艾琳晚安

I'll see you in my dreams 我会看到你在我的梦里

   

Quit ramblin' and quit gamblin' 退出ramblin “并退出布林

Quit stayin' out late at night 退出留下来了深夜

Stay home with your wife and family 与你的妻子和家人待在家里

Sit down by the fireside bright 炉边明亮坐下

   

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight 艾琳晚安，艾琳晚安

Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 晚安，艾琳，艾琳晚安

I'll see you in my dreams 我会看到你在我的梦里

   

I asked your mother for you 我问你母亲为你

She told me you was too young 她告诉我，你还太年轻

I wished to God I'd never seen your face 我真希望上帝我从来没有见过你的脸

I's sorry you ever was born 我社对不起你曾经诞生

   

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight 艾琳晚安，艾琳晚安

Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 晚安，艾琳，艾琳晚安

I'll see you in my dreams 我会看到你在我的梦里

   

I love Irene, God knows I do 我喜欢艾琳，上帝知道我做的

I'll love her till the seas run dry 我会爱她到海枯

And if Irene turns her back on me 如果艾琳把她背对着我

I'd take morphine and die 我服用吗啡而死

   

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight 艾琳晚安，艾琳晚安

Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 晚安，艾琳，艾琳晚安

I'll see you in my dreams 我会看到你在我的梦里

   

You cause me to weep, you cause me to mourn 你使我哭泣，你使我哀悼

You cause me to leave my home 你使我离开我的家

But the very last words I heard her say 但最后​​的话我听到她说

Was "Please sing me one more song" 被“请唱我一次歌”

   

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight 艾琳晚安，艾琳晚安

Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene 晚安，艾琳，艾琳晚安

I'll see you in my dreams 我会看到你在我的梦里