Was in the spring one sunny day My sweetheart left me, Lord, she went away Now she's gone, and I don't worry Ooh, I'm a-sittin' on top of the world Called me up from down in El Paso She said "Come back, daddy, you know I need you so" Now she's gone, and I don't worry Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world Well, I worked all of summer and then I worked all of fall Then I'm gonna take Christmas in my overalls And now she's gone, gone, and I don't worry Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world If you don't like my peaches, don't you shake my tree Get out of my orchard, let my peaches be Now she's gone, and I don't worry Ooh, I'm sittin' on top of the world Don't you come here runnin', holdin' out your hand I'm gonna get me a woman just like you've got your man Now she's gone, and I don't worry Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world Well, I never, never had one woman at a time Lord, I've always had seven, eight, or nine Now she's gone, gone, and I don't worry Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world Oh yeah, woo It was in the spring on a sunny day My sweetheart left me, Lord, she went away And now she's gone, and I don't worry Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world And now she's gone, and I don't worry Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world And now she's gone, and I don't worry Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world