The original title to this sang was “Dusty Old Dust” but the producers thought that this was a bit too obscure.

I’ve [C] sung this song, but I’ll [F] sing it [G] again – – – Of the [C] place that I lived on the [F] wild, windy [G] plains. In the [C] month called [C7] April, [F] county called Gray, [C] and here’s what all of the [G] people there say

[CHORUS] – — – –

A [C] dust storm hit, an’ it [F] hit like [G] thunder. It [C] dusted us over, an’ it [F] covered us [G] under. [C] Blocked out the [C7] traffic an’ [F] blocked out the sun. [C] Straight for home all the [G] people did run, singin’

[CHORUS] – — – – So long, it’s been good to know yuh. [G] So long, it’s been good to [C] know yuh. [C] So [C7] long, it’s [F] been good to know yuh; This [C] dusty old dust is a-[G]-gettin’ my home, and I’ve got to be driftin’ [C] along.

We [C] talked of the end of the [F] world, and [G] then, we’d [C] sing a song an’ then [F] sing it [G] again. We’d [C] sit for an hour an’ [C7] not say a [F] word, and [C] then these words would be [G] heard

[CHORUS] – — – –

[C] Sweethearts sat in the [F] dark and [G] sparked [C] They hugged and kissed in that [F] dusty old [G] dark [C] They sighed and [C7] cried, hugged and [F] kissed. [C] Instead of marriage, they [G] talked like this.

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[CHORUS] – — – –

[C] Now, the telephone rang an’ it [F] jumped off the [G] wall [C] That was the preacher, a-[F] makin’ his [G] call [C] He said, “Kind [C7] friend, this may be the [F] end [C] An’ you got your last chance of [G] salvation of sin”

[C] The churches was jammed and the [F] churches was packed [C] An’ that dusty old dust storm [F] blowed so black [C] Preacher could [C7] not read a word of his [F] text [C] An’ he folded his specs an’ he took up collection, said

[CHORUS] – — – –

So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Ya

{C} I’ve sung this song, but I’ll {G} sing it again,
Of the {F} people I’ve met and the {C} places I’ve been.
{C}Of some of the troubles that {G} bothered my mind,
{C}And a lot of good people that {G} I’ve left behind.

CHORUS– {C} So long, it’s been good to know ya,
{G} So long, it’s {C} been good to know ya,
{C} So long, it’s {F} been good to know ya,
{C}What a long time since {F} I’ve been home;
And I’ve {G} got to be drifting {C}along.

{C-G-F} The sweethearts 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:

(Chorus)

{C-G-F} I went to your family and asked them for you;
They all said, “Take her, take her, please do.
She can’t cook or sew and she won’t scrub your floor!”
So I put on my hat and tiptoed out the door, saying:

(Chorus)

{C-G-F} I walked down the street to the grocery store,
It was crowded with people, both rich and the poor.
I asked the man how his butter was sold-
He said, “One pound of butter for two pounds of gold!” I said:

(Chorus)

{C-G-F} My telephone rang and it jumped off the wall,
That was the preacher a-making a call;
He said, “We’re waiting to tie the knot-
You’re getting married, believe it or not.”

{C-G-F} The church, it was jammed, the church it was packed.
The pews were crowded from the front to the back;
A thousand friends waited to kiss my new bride,
But I was so anxious, I rushed her outside, told them:

(Chorus)