So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh

No, this is not my last blog post! The title of this post is the name of a Woody Guthrie song. Guthrie took the melody from the songs Billy the Kid and Goodnight, Irene, so it seems appropriate that I get to tweak the song too. In my version, I've replaced the dust references with rain to convey accurately the weather of the Puget Sound region.

Original lyrics

My version:

So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh (Rainy Old Rain)

I've sung this song, but I'll sing it once more,
Of the place that I lived on the wild windy shore,
In the month called April, county called King,
And here's what all of the people there sing:

So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
This rainy old rain is a-gettin’ my home,
And I've got to be driftin' along.

A rain storm hit, and it hit like thunder;
It soaked us all over, and it flooded us under;
Blocked out the traffic and blocked out the sun,
Straight for home all the people did run,
Singin':

So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
This rainy old rain is a-gettin’ my home,
And I've got to be driftin' along.

We talked of the end of the world, and then
We'd sing a song and then sing it again.
We'd sit for an hour and not say a word,
And then these words would be heard:

So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
This rainy old rain is a-gettin’ my home,
And I've got to be driftin' along.



Sound sample (Track 14)

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