Sittin’ on Top of the World

Mississippi river, so big and wide


Blonde-headed woman on the other side


Now she’s gone, gone, gone and I don’t worry


‘Cause I’m sittin’ on top of the world


I worked all summer, spring and fall


Blonde-headed woman, she’s the cause of it all


Now she’s gone, gone, gone and I don’t worry


‘Cause I’m sittin’ on top of the world


Saw her in Dallas, in El Paso


So come back baby, I need you so


Now she’s gone, gone, gone and I don’t worry


‘Cause I’m sittin’ on top of the world





Mississippi river, so big and wide


Blonde-headed woman on the other side


Now she’s gone, gone, gone and I don’t worry


‘Cause I’m sittin’ on top of the world





Played frequently by the Grateful Dead in their earliest days, but then more rarely until the final performances on their European tour in 1972. These are the lyrics as on their first album.