C                             F       G
I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again,
C                                F          G
Of the place that I lived on the wild windy plains,
       C            C7     F
In the month called April, county called Gray,
    C                      G
And here's what all of the people there say:

[Chorus]
C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
G                          C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
C  C7         F
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
     C                   G
This dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home,
                         C
And I got to be driftin' along.

[Verse 2]
C                        F        G
A dust storm hit, an' it hit like thunder;
C                         F          G
It dusted us over, an' it covered us under;
C               C7          F
Blocked out the traffic an' blocked out the sun,
C                         G
Straight for home all the people did run, singin':

[Chorus]
C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
G                          C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
C  C7         F
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
     C                   G
This dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home,
                         C
And I got to be driftin' along.

[Verse 3]
C                           F          G
We talked of the end of the world, and then
     C                    F       G
We'd sing a song an' then sing it again.
     C          C7       F
We'd sit for an hour an' not say a word,
    C                G
And then these words would be heard:

[Chorus]
C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
G                          C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
C  C7         F
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
     C                   G
This dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home,
                         C
And I got to be driftin' along.

[Verse 4]
C                      F        G
Sweethearts sat in the dark and sparked,
C                              F         G
They hugged and kissed in that dusty old dark.
     C          C7     F
They sighed and cried, hugged and kissed,
C                         G
Instead of marriage, they talked like this: "Honey..."

[Chorus]
C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
G                          C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
C  C7         F
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
     C                   G
This dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home,
                         C
And I got to be driftin' along.

[Verse 5]
         C                      F              G
Now, the telephone rang, an' it jumped off the wall,
C                        F          G
That was the preacher, a-makin' his call.
          C    C7           F
He said, "Kind friend, this may be the end;
        C                       G
An' you got your last chance of salvation of sin!"

[Chorus]
C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
G                          C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
C  C7         F
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
     C                   G
This dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home,
                         C
And I got to be driftin' along.

[Verse 6]
    C                            F            G
The churches was jammed, and the churches was packed,
         C                    F         G
An' that dusty old dust storm blowed so black.
C              C7         F
Preacher could not read a word of his text,
       C                        G
An' he folded his specs, an' he took up collection, said:

[Chorus]
C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
G                          C
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
C  C7         F
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
     C                   G
This dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home,
                         C
And I got to be driftin' along.