From the album "Doc Watson"

Played in an open tuning probably D with capo at 2.
The recorded version sounds between Eb and E.

[Introduction]

               

[Verse 1]

             
'Twas in the s

              
pring one sunn

     
y day
              
My sweetheart 

             
left me, Lord,

           
 she went away
             
And now she's 

              
gone and I don

   
t' worry
             
Lord, I'm sitt

            
ing on top of 

    
the world


[Verse 2]

             
She called me 

              
up from down i

         
n El Paso
             
She said "Come

              
 back, daddy h

              
ooh, I need yo

  
u so"
             
And now she's 

              
gone and I don

   
't' worry
             
Lord, I'm sitt

            
ing on top of 

    
the world


[Instrumental]

               


[Verse 3]

             
If you don't l

              
ike my peaches

              
 don't you sha

          
ke my tree
              
'n get out of 

             
my orchard let

            
 my peaches be
             
And now she's 

              
gone and I don

   
t' worry
             
Lord, I'm sitt

            
ing on top of 

    
the world


[Verse 4]

             
And don't you 

              
come here runn

              
in' holding ou

            
t your hand
              
I'm gonna get 

             
me a woman lik

              
e you got your

 
 man
             
And now she's 

              
gone and I don

   
t' worry
             
Lord, I'm sitt

            
ing on top of 

    
the world

[Verse 5]

             
Twas in the sp

              
ring one sunny

    
 day
              
My sweetheart 

             
left me, Lord,

           
 she went away
             
And now she's 

              
gone and I don

   
t' worry
             
Lord, I'm sitt

            
ing on top of 

    
the world