I've sung this old song
and I'll sing it again
Of the people I've met
and the places I've seen
Of some of the troubles
that bothered my mind
And a good lot of people
that I've left be hind
Singing 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
But a long time since I've been home
And I've got to be left in the long
I walked down the street
to the grocery store
Just crowding with people,
both rich and both poor
I asked the man how his butter was sold
He said, one pound of butter
costs two pounds of coal
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 a long time since I've been home
And it's hard to be driftin' alone
On top of old Smoky
All covered in snow
I lost my true lover
I've caught him too slow
I've caught him to play you
I love it! part in this dream
That a false -hearted lover
Is worse than a thief
Yeah, it's good, innit?
Oh, lovely.
Down in the valley.
Oh, lovely.
Down in the valley.
Right, I'm the governor.
One, two.
Down in the valley
The valley's so low
And your head over in a windblow
If you don't love me,
love whom you please
But throw your arms around me,
give my heart ease
Down in the valley,
the valley so low
And you're dead over in the window
Use your other chord, man!
So long, it's been good to know you
So long, it's been good to know you
So long, so long,
it's been good to know you
Been a long time since I've been home
Nine hours!
And I've got to be drifting along
Got to be drifting along