dialect tidbit

[Beverly Flanigan]

Ah, you're just too young.  The Weavers were my first intro to folk music,
and this song was played over and over again on the radio.  Leadbelly came
later for me.

At 11:31 AM 9/23/2004, you wrote:
>I've never heard that song, though.
>Fritz
>
> >>> mprocter at COIN.ORG 09/23/04 08:18AM >>>
>On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 08:02:33AM -0700, FRITZ JUENGLING wrote:
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> > Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> > Poster:       FRITZ JUENGLING <juengling_fritz at SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US>
> > Subject:      Re: dialect tidbit
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> > When I hear 'Good night, nurse' I think of Archie Bunker who said it
> fairly frequently.  I don't think I've ever heard it off TV,
> tho.  However, I use "Good night, Irene!"  I have no idea who Irene
> is.  I tend not to make up things like that, but I do not know where I
> got it. Has anyone else heard that?
> > Fritz J
>
>Most likely you got it from the 1950 Huddie Ledbetter / John Lomax song
>Good Night Irene:
>
>http://www.rienzihills.com/SING/goodnightirene.htm
>
>--
>Michael Procter