So Long Its Been Good To Know You

The Weavers

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This version of Woody Guthrie’s original reached no 3 in the US in 1951. Capo on 4 for correct key = B Chorus So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya What a long time since I’ve been home And I’ve gotta be drifting along Verse 1 I’ve sung this song but 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 lot of good people that I’ve left behind saying Chorus So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya What a long time since I’ve been home And I’ve gotta be drifting along Verse 2 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 talked like this honey Chorus So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya What a long time since I’ve been home And I’ve gotta be drifting along Verse 3 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 floor So I put on my coat and tiptoed out the door singing So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya What a long time since I’ve been home And I’ve gotta be drifting along Verse 4 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 Chorus So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya What a long time since I’ve been home And I’ve gotta be drifting along Verse 5 My telephone rang and it jumped off the wall That was the preacher 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 and the church it was packed The pews were crowded from the front to the back A thousand friends waited to kiss my new bride But I was so anxious I rushed her outside told them Chorus So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya So long it’s been good to know ya What a long time since I’ve been home And I’ve gotta be drifting along

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Cette chanson évoque un voyage rempli de souvenirs et de rencontres. Le narrateur se remémore les gens qu'il a croisés, les lieux qu'il a visités, ainsi que les sentiments de nostalgia et de séparation qui l'accompagnent. Il parle aussi de l’amour et des désirs, illustrant les tendres moments partagés tout en laissant entendre des décisions et des réalités difficiles de la vie. Le contexte de la chanson, ancré dans les années 1950, reflète une période de déplacement et de changement, où les relations humaines sont à la fois précieuses et fragiles. Elle capture le sentiment d'une époque où l'on devait souvent dire au revoir, tout en cultivant l'espoir de retrouvailles et de nouveaux départs.

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