good night irene

[vinrex7]

Where did this saying come from?

[paddywak]

I think it comes from an old song, I can vaguely remember my dad sing about kissing irene goodnight & then seeing her in his dreams

[stewey]

There was a song in the "50s called "Goodnight Irene" There's a good chance the saying stemmed from that. I imagine that if you "Googled" it you could get the lyrics.

[Janner2]

Although the song "Goodnight Irene" was popularised by Lead Belly in the 1940s it is said to have been based on a song written in 1886. The writer of the 1940s version admits that he based it on something that his uncle used to sing.

See "Goodnight Irene" in Wikipedia.

[Dee Sa]

the song goes :-
goodnight Irene , goodnight Irene , I'll see you in my dreams.

[Yorkiegriff]

Best and latest version I've heard is by the late lemented Alex Harvey and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. There was a BBC Radio2 tribute show recently and you may still get it on listen again