So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh) [feat. Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra]

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 But a long time since I've been home And I've gotta be driftin' along I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again Of the people I've met and the places I've been Some of the troubles that bothered my mind And a lot of good people that I've left behind, 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 But a long time since I've been home And I've gotta be driftin' along 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 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 But a long time since I've been home And I've gotta be driftin' along I went to your family and asked them for you They all said take her, oh take please do She can't cook or so and she won't scrub your floor So I put on my coat, tiptoed down 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 But a long time since I've been home And I've gotta be driftin' along 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 says one pound of butter for two pounds of gold, I said 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 But a long time since I've been home And I've gotta be driftin' along My telephone rang and it jumped off the wall That was the preacher makin' a call He said, "we're waiting to tie the knot You're getting married believe it or not" The church it was jammed and the church it was packed The pews were crowded from the front to the back A thousand of friends waiting to kiss my new bride But I was so anxious I rushed her outside, told 'em 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 But a long time since I've been home And I've gotta be driftin' along