C Instrument - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.525374 Composed by Eisho Higa. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Blues,Folk,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #135904. Published by John Fries (A0.525374). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. Goodnight, Irene or Irene, Goodnight, is a 20th-century American folk standard, written in 3/4 time, first recorded by American blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933. The lyrics tell of the singer's troubled past with his love, Irene, and express his sadness and frustration. Several verses refer explicitly to suicidal fantasies, most famously in the line sometimes I take a great notion to jump in the river and drown, Irene remained a staple of Lead Belly's performances throughout the 1930s and 1940s. In 2002, Lead Belly's Library of Congress recording received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.
