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Aretha Franklin – I’m Sitting on Top of the World (1962) | Track profile | Dork

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Aretha Franklin
The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
I’m Sitting on Top of the World

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Aretha Franklin

I’m Sitting on Top of the World

Release date: 13th August 1962

From The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin

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About This Track

"I’m Sitting on Top of the World" is a track by Aretha Franklin, from the album The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin, released 13th August 1962. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

I’m Sitting on Top of the World

[Verse 1]

I'm sitting on top of the world

Just rolling along, Just rolling along

I'm quitting the blues of the world

Just singing a song, just singing a song

"Glory Hallelujah," I just phoned the Parson

"Hey, Par get ready to call"

Just like Humpty Dumpty, I'm going to fall

I'm sitting on top of the world

Just rolling along, just rolling along

[Verse 2]

I'm sitting on top of the world

Just rolling along, just rolling along

I'm quitting the blues of the world

Just singing a song, just singing a song

"Glory Hallelujah," I just phoned the Parson

"Hey, Par get ready to call"

Just like Humpty Dumpty, I'm going to fall

I'm sitting on top of the world

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Track details

From The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin

1962

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The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin

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1962

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