| "Operator" (Alexis Korner, Robert Plant, & Steve Miller) [4:42] |
| Recorded September 1968 at De Lane Lea Studios, London. |
| Released July 1972 as RAK D/LP, SRAK 511-2) |
| Duo 1968: Robert Plant (vocals & harmonica), Alexis Korner (guitar), and Steve Miller (piano). |
| Produced by Ian Samwell. |
| Alexis Korner. 1988.Alexis Korner and. . . : The Collection [7]. London: Castle Communications. [CCSCD 150] |
| Section | Meas. | Description | Text |
| V1 | 12 | Guitar solo, add harmonica and piano. | – |
| V2 | 12 | Solo vocal over guitar and piano | a |
| V3 | 12 | As above. | b |
| V4 | 12 | Harmonica solo. | |
| V5 | 12 | Solo vocal over guitar and piano | c |
| V6 | 12 | Solo vocal over guitar and piano | d |
| Text | |
| So long
darlin', oh how I hate to see you go. (2x) Said my goodbye, baby; ain't gonna wreck my happy home. |
a |
| So many
sad, sad, sad [sad] years, [baby, but] I've had my fun. (2x) But the day I met you, darlin', oh all my troubles have begun. |
b |
| I've
got to leave you baby, I don't care what you say. Leave you darling, come
back home one sunny day. Down the road, down the road I go. (What 'cha gonna do?) I'm gonna find myself a little woman. People, people to look after all my cares. |
c |
| So long,
baby, I hate to leave you this way, baby, baby, babe. Baby, Baby so long, I sure do hate to leave this way. But when I come back home, yeh, baby, baby, You'll know I been away. |
d |
| Led Zeppelin | Outline | Transatlantic Psychedelic Blues |
| 11-apr-12 | ||