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" Hee Haw " magazine ( Vol.

1, No. 2, July 1970, A Charlton Publication ) attributes this song to Susan Heather ( a pseudonym used by Marian B. Yarneall ), ( c ) 1952, 1965 by Mamy Music Corp out of Paoli, Pa. Later references show copyrights held by Gaylord Program Services, Inc. out of Nashville, TN, but this may be because Gaylord holds the copyrights for " Hee Haw.

" It appears that this song Phfft!

you were gone, with lyrics and arrangement by Ms. Heather, was originally composed as a Gospel tune.

Bob Newman recorded a hillbilly music version of this song on July 3, 1952 as the second single for his 45 record ( Catalog # 1131 ) mastered at King Records.

Subsequently, this song was then reissued on his " The Kentucky Colonel " album in 1959.

Mr. Newman is listed as a comedian, so it is probable that this version was the first parody of the original Gospel song.

Later artists performing comical versions of this song included Archie Campbell on his Have A Laugh On Me album in 1966, and Buck Owens on his album Too Old To Cut The Mustard in 1972.