So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh
So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh
(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:
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
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
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
(Versión de la Segunda Guerra Mundial)
Me enteré de que la guerra había comenzado
Fui directo a la Sala del Ejército que dirigía
Y toda la gente en mi pueblo natal
Estaba corriendo de un lado a otro
Cantando:
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hay una guerra muy grande que debe ser ganada
Y nos reuniremos de nuevo.
La multitud estaba apretujada junto a las vías del tren
La gente gritaba y me daba palmaditas en la espalda
Y mientras el ingeniero hacía sonar su campana
Abrazaba a todas las madres y besaba a todas las chicas,
Cantando:
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hay una guerra muy grande que debe ser ganada
Y nos reuniremos de nuevo.
Llegué al campamento y aprendí a luchar
Fascistas de día, mosquitos de noche
Recibí órdenes de cruzar el mar
Así que le dije adiós a las chicas que podía ver,
Cantando:
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hay una guerra muy grande que debe ser ganada
Y nos reuniremos de nuevo.
Subí a un barco y comencé a navegar
Mi vieja mochila y mi abrigo de lana gruesa
Con diez mil hombres surcamos las olas
Y cantamos esta canción para la gente de vuelta a casa:
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hay una guerra muy grande que debe ser ganada
Y nos reuniremos de nuevo.
Aterricé en algún lugar en una costa de combate
Con diez millones de soldados y diez millones más
Y mientras perseguíamos a esa Súper Raza
Cantábamos esta canción en la persecución.
Era:
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hay una guerra muy grande que debe ser ganada
Y nos reuniremos de nuevo.
Así que no pasará mucho tiempo hasta que los fascistas se vayan
Y todos sus simpatizantes estén acabados y listos
Arrojaremos terrones de tierra en sus caras
Y nos iremos de ese lugar solitario
Cantando:
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hasta luego, ha sido bueno conocerte
Hay una guerra muy grande que debe ser ganada
Y nos reuniremos de nuevo
Escrita por: Woody Guthrie