Conclusion: Every traditional Hootenanny ends with Good Night Irene:
GOODNIGHT IRENE
Chorus:
Irene, good ni-i-ight Irene, good night Good night, Irene. Good night, Irene. I'll see you in my dreams
Have we sung enough folk songs to suit ya? Of folk songs have we sung enough? Can the ACLU now recruit ya? If you don't like our show, well, that's tough!
Chorus and singalong:
Civil Liberties are worth defending Civil Liberties: that's why we're here Civil Liberties: effort worth spending So we'll see you the same time, next year.
Chorus and singalong:
Sometimes we are fighting the Congress Sometimes the local police Sometimes we're fighting the censors To protect our cherished beliefs
Chorus and singalong:
Sometimes it's the First Amendment Sometimes we're defending pot Sometimes we defend the right of those To sit on the pavement and rot
Chorus and singalong:
Every good show has an ending And this one was good, don't you think? Now homeward our friends are wending If they didn't have too much to drink.
Chorus and singlalong:
Irene, good ni-i-ight
Irene, good night Good night, Irene, good night, Irene, I'll see you in my dreams.