Phil Lee 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