So Long Pal

"So Long Pal"
Single by Al Dexter and His Troopers
B-side"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"
PublishedApril 3, 1942 (1942-04-03) copyrighted Albert Poindexter, Troup, Texas
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1944
RecordedMarch 18, 1942
StudioCBS Columbia Square Studio, Hollywood, California
GenreCountry (Hillbilly)
LabelOkeh 6718
Songwriter(s)Al Dexter
Al Dexter and His Troopers singles chronology
"Pistol Packin' Mama / Rosalita"
(1943)
"So Long Pal"
(1944)
"I'm Losing My Mind Over You"
(1945)

"So Long Pal" is a 1944 song by Al Dexter and His Troopers. The song was the follow-up to Al Dexter's two-sided hit, "Pistol Packin' Mama"/"Rosalita". It was recorded on March 18, 1942, along with "Rosalita" and the b-side "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry". "So Long Pal" stayed at the number one position on the Folk Juke Box chart for thirteen weeks in 1944. The B-side would also hit number one on the same chart.