Song title: Sitting on top of the world
(Carter Jacobs) by Howlin' Wolf (Chess 1679), 1957
Sitting on top of the world
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 18/09/1968 Ocean County College, Toms River,NJ ,USA during the Earth period
note: this date is only indicative of the general period
- 04/02/1972 The Backdoor Club, Richmond,VA ,USA during the BSB period
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
First known live performance: 18/09/1968 Ocean County College, Toms River,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 04/02/1972 The Backdoor Club, Richmond,VA ,USA
Song 'history':
During the early years (1965-1972), played live (at least) 2 time(s) with the Earth band, 1 time(s) with the Bruce Springsteen Band.
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Keep in mind that only a small amount of the setlists of these years has surfaced, so it may have been played a lot more.
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database