SO LONG, IT'S BEEN GOOD TO KNOW YOU

i've sung this old song, i'll sing it again
of the places i've roamed and the people i've been
of the trouble i've caused to you my dear friend
i'll make it up to you but until then i say..

so long it's been good to know you
so long it's been good to know you
so long it's been good to know you
it's been so long since i've seen my home
i've got to be rambling along

a folksinger sung me a song what he wrote
living and dying upon every note
when finally they pried my hands from his throat
he cried "i've another!" as i leapt from the boat i said

so long it's been good to know you
so long it's been good to know you
so long it's been good to know you
it's been so long since i've seen my home
i've got to be rambling along

i like the opera, i like to dance
i likes to see women wearing no pants
i like to cry and i like to smile
haven't done neither one in such a long while, so it's

so long it's been good to know you
so long it's been good to know you
so long it's been good to know you
it's been so long since i've seen my home
i've got to be rambling along

i've sung this old song, i'll sing it once more
then i''l grab my hat and head for the door
i'll slap a few backs, kiss a few cheeks
bum a few dollars, be back in two weeks..........til then....

so long etc. and so on

woody guthrie w/ lyric adaptation by phil lee / folkways music publishing