Dusty Old Dust

Lyrics

[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