TRACK TALK #326 Sittin' on Top of the World

SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD
ALBUM : Good As I Been To You (1992)
Recorded : Été 1992
Released : 3 Novembre 1992

Une chanson popularisée par les Mississippi Sheiks en 1930.
Avant que Dylan ne la réarrange en 1992, il existe des versions de Charlie Patton, Big Bill Broonzy, Doc Watson et Sam Collins.
Aucune performance live de Dylan.



Lyrics
1. Was in the summer,
One early fall,
Just tryin' to find my
Little all and all
Now she's gone,
An' I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.

2. Was in the spring,
One summer's day.
Just when she left me,
She gone to stay.
Now she's gone.
An' I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.

3. Now don't come runnin'
Holdin' up your hand.
Can get me a woman
Quick as you can get a man.
Now she's gone.
An' I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.

4. Happen for days,
Didn't know your name.
Oh, why should I worry
Or crave you in vain?
Now she's gone.
An' I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.

5. Went to the station,
Down in the yard,
Gonna get me a freight train,
Work's done got hard.
Now she's gone.
An' I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.

6. The lonesome days,
They have gone by,
Why should I beg you?
You said good-bye.
Now she's gone.
An' I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.

La version originale des Mississippi Sheiks (1930) :



La version de Doc Watson (1964) :

et une video de sam chatmon, membre des mississippi sheiks, qui interprète cette chanson sur le porche de sa maison, au calme