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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Flatlanders
The Flatlanders
Performer
Joe Ely
Joe Ely
Lead Vocals
Lloyd Maines
Lloyd Maines
Mandolin
Butch Hancock
Butch Hancock
Acoustic Guitar
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Acoustic Guitar
Robbie Gjersoe
Robbie Gjersoe
Electric Guitar
Gary Herman
Gary Herman
Bass Guitar
Jimmy Pettit
Jimmy Pettit
Bass Guitar
Pat Manske
Pat Manske
Drums
Rafael Gayol
Rafael Gayol
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Walter Vinson
Walter Vinson
Songwriter
Chester Burnett
Chester Burnett
Composer
Lonnie Chatmon
Lonnie Chatmon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Ely
Joe Ely
Producer
Lloyd Maines
Lloyd Maines
Producer

Lyrics

Was in the spring one sunny day
My sweetheart left me, Lord, she went away
Now she's gone, and I don't worry
Ooh, I'm a-sittin' on top of the world
Called me up from down in El Paso
She said "Come back, daddy, you know I need you so"
Now she's gone, and I don't worry
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world
Well, I worked all of summer and then I worked all of fall
Then I'm gonna take Christmas in my overalls
And now she's gone, gone, and I don't worry
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world
[Instrumental]
If you don't like my peaches, don't you shake my tree
Get out of my orchard, let my peaches be
Now she's gone, and I don't worry
Ooh, I'm sittin' on top of the world
Don't you come here runnin', holdin' out your hand
I'm gonna get me a woman just like you've got your man
Now she's gone, and I don't worry
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world
Well, I never, never had one woman at a time
Lord, I've always had seven, eight, or nine
Now she's gone, gone, and I don't worry
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world
[Instrumental]
Oh yeah, woo
[Instrumental]
It was in the spring on a sunny day
My sweetheart left me, Lord, she went away
And now she's gone, and I don't worry
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world
And now she's gone, and I don't worry
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world
And now she's gone, and I don't worry
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world
Written by: Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson

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