So Long, It's Been Good To Know Yuh Lyrics - Woody Guthrie

(World War II Version) 

I got the news that the war had begun 

It was straight for the Army Hall that I run 

And all of the people in my home town 

Was a running up and a running down 

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 

There's a mighty big war that's got to be won 

And we'll get back together again. 

The crowd was packed by the railroad track 

People was yelling and patting my back 

And while the engineer rung his bell 

I hugged all the mothers and kissed all the gals, 

Singing: 

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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 

There's a mighty big war that's got to be won 

And we'll get back together again 

I got to the camp and I learnt how to fight 

Fascists in daytime, mosquitoes at night 

I got my orders to cross o'er the sea 

So I waved "goodbye" to the girls I could see, 

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 

There's a mighty big war that's got to be won 

And we'll get back together again 

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I got on a boat and I started to float 

My old pack-sack and my big wool coat 

With ten thousand men we rode the foam 

And sung this song to the people back home: 

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 

There's a mighty big war that's got to be won 

And we'll get back together again 

I landed somewhere on a fighting shore 

With ten million soldiers and ten million more 

And while we were chasing that Super Race 

We sung this song in the chase. 

It was: 

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 

There's a mighty big war that's got to be won 

And we'll get back together again 

So it won't be long till the fascists are gone 

And all of their likes are finished and done 

We'll throw the clods of dirt in their face 

And walk away from that lonesome place 

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 

There's a mighty big war that's got to be won 

And we'll get back together again