1966 Songs: I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (84602)
United States
April 4, 2026 11:02am CST
Well, isn't that a long song title! That took up half of 1966 just to say! 
And, oh, it's country...sort of. You're going to hear 1960s country rap in this song! Back 60 years we go for the first trip to country music from that year.
I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone) - Roger Miller
The thing about Roger Miller is you never really knew what you'd get from him. He'd have you laughing one minute ("Dang Me") and crying the next ("Husbands and Wives"). He does a little of both here.
It's the tale of a man who realizes he's "been a fool, forgiving you each time you've done me wrong," and he takes off on foot, preferring to hitchhike (the rap part) rather than stay. And, of course, Miller had to put a few of his trademark sung silliness in it.
Just another example of Roger being Roger.
I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)
Written by Roger Miller
Recorded by Roger Miller
From Words and Music By Roger Miller, 1966
Whoopin' the big legs on my Levis:
And, oh, it's country...sort of. You're going to hear 1960s country rap in this song! Back 60 years we go for the first trip to country music from that year.
I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone) - Roger Miller
The thing about Roger Miller is you never really knew what you'd get from him. He'd have you laughing one minute ("Dang Me") and crying the next ("Husbands and Wives"). He does a little of both here.
It's the tale of a man who realizes he's "been a fool, forgiving you each time you've done me wrong," and he takes off on foot, preferring to hitchhike (the rap part) rather than stay. And, of course, Miller had to put a few of his trademark sung silliness in it.
Just another example of Roger being Roger.
I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)
Written by Roger Miller
Recorded by Roger Miller
From Words and Music By Roger Miller, 1966
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@Marilynda1225 (89730)
• United States
2h
Roger Miller reminds me of my dad. He loved Roger Miller and I grew up listening to his music.
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@FourWalls (84602)
• United States
1h
That's cool to hear. He reminds me of my dad in that we had all his albums when I was little.
