So Long, It's Been Good to Know You-Woody Guthrie/Cisco Houston

[ti:So Long, It's Been Good to Know You] [ar:Woody Guthrie] [al:American Icon] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]So Long, It's Been Good to Know You - Woody Guthrie/Cisco Houston [00:04.84]I got the news that the war had begun [00:07.65] [00:08.31]It was straight for [00:08.99]The Army Hall that I run [00:10.90] [00:11.62]And all of the people in my home town [00:14.40]Was a running up and a running down [00:17.48]Singing [00:18.01]So long it's been good to know you [00:21.28]So long it's been good to know you [00:24.58]So long it's been good to know you [00:27.78]There's a mighty big war [00:29.25]That's got to be won [00:30.76] [00:32.60]And we'll get back together again [00:34.60] [00:36.19]Crowd was packed [00:37.60]By the railroad track [00:39.32]People was yelling and patting my back [00:42.44]And while the engineer rung his bell [00:45.50]I hugged all the mothers [00:47.24]And kissed all the gals [00:48.72]Singing [00:49.20]So long it's been good to know you [00:52.36]So long it's been good to know you [00:55.57]So long it's been good to know you [00:58.70]There's a mighty big war [01:00.19]That's got to be won [01:01.97] [01:03.66]We'll get back together again [01:06.37] [01:07.96]I got to the camp [01:09.45]And I learnt how to fight [01:10.75] [01:11.28]Fascists in daytime mosquitoes at night [01:13.91] [01:14.41]I got my orders to cross over the sea [01:17.40]So I waved goodbye to [01:19.14]The girls I could see [01:20.63]Singing [01:21.06]So long it's been good to know you [01:24.31]So long it's been good to know you [01:27.55]So long it's been good to know you [01:30.69]There's a mighty big war [01:32.16]That's got to be won [01:33.63] [01:35.63]And we'll get back together again [01:37.91] [01:39.70]I landed somewhere on a fighting shore [01:42.97]With ten million soldiers [01:44.59]And ten million more [01:46.21]And while we were chasing [01:47.65]That Super Race [01:49.24]We sung this song in the chase [01:51.48] [01:52.20]It was [01:52.68]So long it's been good to know you [01:55.92]So long it's been good to know you [01:59.16]So long it's been good to know you [02:02.21]There's a mighty big war [02:03.54]That's got to be won [02:05.15] [02:07.02]We'll get back together again [02:09.36] [02:11.03]So it won't be long till [02:13.00]The fascists are gone [02:14.41]And all of their likes [02:15.73]Are finished and done [02:17.08] [02:17.80]We'll throw the clods [02:18.47]Of dirt in their face [02:20.54]And walk away from [02:22.35]That lonesome place [02:23.51]Singing [02:24.12]So long it's been good to know you [02:27.45]So long it's been good to know you [02:30.72]So long it's been good to know you [02:33.85]There's a mighty big war [02:35.32]That's got to be won [02:37.17] [02:38.73]We'll get back together again