Sitting on Top of the World
"Sitting on Top of the World" is a country blues song written by Walter Vinson and Lonnie Chatmon, originally recorded by their group Mississippi Sheiks. Billy Corgan covered the song regularly during TheFutureEmbrace tour.
"Sitting on Top of the World" | |
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Cover song by Billy Corgan
Original by Mississippi Sheiks | |
Songwriter(s) | Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon |
LyricsEdit
Was in the summer,
One early fall,
Just tryin' to find my
Little all and all
Now she's gone,
And I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.
Was in the spring,
One summer's day,
Just when she left me,
She gone to stay.
Now she's gone,
And I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.
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,
And I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.
Happen for days,
Didn't know your name,
Oh, why should I worry
Or crave you in vain?
Now she's gone,
And I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.
Went to the station,
Down in the yard,
Gonna get me a freight train,
Work's done got hard.
Now she's gone,
And I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.
The lonesome days,
They have gone by,
Why should I beg you?
You said good-bye.
Now she's gone,
And I don't worry.
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world.
Tour stats
- Total plays: 22 plays, 1 acoustic
- First performance: Billy Corgan 2005-06-01 at Aula Magna, Lisbon, PT
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2005-08-05 at Shibuya-AX, Tokyo, JP