Wake Up, Irene-Hank Thompson

[ti:Wake Up Irene] [ar:Hank Thompson] [al:Greatest Country Hits Of 1954] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wake Up, Irene - Hank Thompson [00:06.36]For months and months [00:07.60]And months around the country [00:09.67] [00:10.55]Everybody sang Irene goodnight [00:14.06] [00:14.83]But she wouldn't go to bed [00:16.70]No matter what they said [00:19.16]Though everybody tried [00:20.79]With all their might [00:22.54] [00:23.32]She stayed awake while [00:24.74]Steel guitars were a going [00:26.78] [00:27.71]In every honky tonk she could be seen [00:31.21] [00:31.96]But she finally went to bed [00:33.98]And covered up her head and [00:36.30]Now there's not a thing can wake Irene [00:39.49] [00:40.72]Wakeup Irene you've sleep [00:43.62]To long Wakeup Irene [00:46.93]It's time to move along [00:49.30]Wakeup Irene and pay [00:51.83]For your bed Wakeup Irene [00:55.40]Or folks will think your dead [00:57.52] [01:15.69]Lot's of guitar pickers [01:17.14]By the dozen [01:19.13] [01:19.89]Sang goodnight Irene [01:21.19]All night and day [01:23.08] [01:23.90]And even Crosby too with [01:26.09]His bobobabobe do [01:27.79] [01:28.35]Tried to get Irene to hit the hay [01:31.33] [01:32.26]Well I guess they finally [01:33.68]Sang her off to slumber [01:35.87] [01:36.49]They must have tried [01:37.56]A million times or more [01:39.38] [01:40.79]But oh my aching back when [01:42.90]She finally hit the sack [01:44.88]Come man you ought to hear that women snore [01:48.39] [01:49.34]Wakeup Irene you've sleep to long [01:53.12] [01:53.68]Wakeup Irene it's time to move along [01:57.77]Wakeup Irene and pay for your bed [02:02.07]Wakeup Irene or folks will think your dead