Sitting on Top of the World
| "Sitting on Top of the World" | |
|---|---|
| Cover song by Billy Corgan
Original by Mississippi Sheiks | |
| Songwriter(s) | Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon |
"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.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
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