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
What a long time since I've been home
And I gotta be drifting along
I've sung this song but I'll sing it again
Of the people I've met
and the places I've been
Some of the troubles that
bothered my mind
And a lot of good people
that I've left behind
The sweethearts they sat in the dark
and they sparked
They hugged and they kissed
in that dusty old dark
They sighed and they cried
and they hugged and they kissed
But instead of marriage,
they talk like this, honey
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
What a long time since I've been home
And I gotta be drifting along
I went to your family, I asked them for you
They all said, take her,
oh take her, please do
She can't cook or sew,
and she won't scrub your floors
So I put on my coat,
tipped out the front door
I walked down the street
to the grocery store
It was crowded with people,
both rich and both poor
I asked the man how his butter was sold
He said, one pound of butter
for two pounds of gold
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
What a long time since I've been home
And I gotta be drifting along
My telephone rang
and it jumped off the wall
That was the preacher a -making a call
He said, we're waiting to tie the knot
You're getting married,
believe it or not
Well, the church, it was jammed,
the church, it was packed
The pews were crowded
from the front to the
A thousand friends waited
to kiss my new bride
But I was so anxious
I rushed her outside, told them
So long, it's been
good to know you
What a long time since I've been home
And I gotta be drifting along
And I gotta be drifting along