I've sung this song,
but I'll sing it again
Of the people I've met
and the places I've been
Of some of the troubles
that's bothered my mind
And a lot of good people
that I've left behind
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
What a long time since I've been home
And I gotta be driftin' along
Now 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,
they hugged and they kissed
But instead of marriage,
they talked 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 can't be driftin' no longer.
I went to your family,
and I asked them for you
They all said you're welcome,
now take her please do
She can't cook or sew,
and she won't scrub your floor
So I put on my hat
and tiptoed out the door
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 can't be tiffin' alone.
Now my telephone rang,
it near jumped off the wall
That was the preacher,
I'm making his call
He said, we're waiting to tie the knot
And you're getting married,
believe it or not
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 got to be drifting along