[Verse 1]
I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again
Of the place that I lived on the wild windy plains
In the month called April and a county called Gray
Here's what all of the people there say

[Chorus]
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 dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home
And I got to be driftin' along

[Verse 2]
A dust storm hit, an' it hit like thunder
It dusted us over, an' it covered us under
Blocked out the traffic an' blocked out the sun
Straight for home all the people did run, singin'

[Chorus]
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 dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home
And I got to be driftin' along
[Verse 3]
We talked of the end of the world, and then
We'd sing a song and then sing it again
We'd sit for hours and not say a word
And then these words would be heard

[Chorus]
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 dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home
And I got to be driftin' along

[Verse 4]
Sweethearts sat in the dark and sparked
They hugged and kissed in that dusty old dark
They sighed and cried, hugged and kissed
Instead of marriage, they talked like this, "Honey

[Chorus]
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 dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home
And I got to be driftin' along
[Verse 5]
Now, the telephone rang, and it jumped off the wall
That was the preacher, a-makin' his call
He said, "Kind friend, this may be the end
You got your last chance of salvation of sin"

[Verse 6]
The churches was jammed, and the churches was packed
That dusty old dust storm it blowed so black
The preacher could not read a word of his text
He folded his specs, he took up collection, and said

[Chorus]
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 dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home
And I got to be driftin' along

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 dusty old dust is a-gettin' my home
And I got to be driftin' along