Irene, My Spleen

Lyrics

[Verse]
I met her on a summer's eve, beneath the county fair,
She had a way of making me laugh, without a single care.
Her name? Irene, she stole my heart, though it sounds kinda obscene,
She found a home within my soul, she's my darling spleen.

[Chorus]
Oh Irene, my spleen, the best gal I've ever seen,
From the marrow of my bones to the places between.
Through the ups and downs of life, and in every wild scene,
You're my love, my Irene, my ever-lovin' spleen.

[Verse 2]
She don't mind my crooked smile or the boots I scuff with pride,
And when I sing her silly tunes, she's always by my side.
Folks may laugh and call us crazy, say our story's lean,
But they don't know the charm you hold, sweet Irene, my spleen.

[Chorus]
Oh Irene, my spleen, the best gal I've ever seen,
From the marrow of my bones to the places between.
Through the ups and downs of life, and in every wild scene,
You're my love, my Irene, my ever-lovin' spleen.

[Bridge]
Now I know it sounds peculiar, but she fills my every day,
Like the pulse within my blood, she keeps me on my way.
Doctors say a spleen ain't much, but she's more than they glean,
She's the rhythm in my country heart, my lovely Irene.

[Chorus]
Oh Irene, my spleen, the best gal I've ever seen,
From the marrow of my bones to the places between.
Through the ups and downs of life, and in every wild scene,
You're my love, my Irene, my ever-lovin' spleen.