dialect tidbit

[Wilson Gray]

On Sep 23, 2004, at 2:28 PM, Beverly Flanigan wrote:

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

For me, it was Burl Ives. But it was the Weavers who introduced me to
"Good Night, Irene," too. BTW, didn't Mammy Yokum have a punch named
the "Good Night Irene!"?

-Wilson Gray

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> At 11:31 AM 9/23/2004, you wrote:
>> I've never heard that song, though.
>> Fritz
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>>>>> 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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>>> 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
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>> Most likely you got it from the 1950 Huddie Ledbetter / John Lomax
>> song
>> Good Night Irene:
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>> http://www.rienzihills.com/SING/goodnightirene.htm
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>> --
>> Michael Procter
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