Down in Arkansas

Cat. #1290 (MFH #159) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on November 30, 1971

VERSE 1
I got a gal and her name is Lil
Down in Arkansas
But I loved her once't an' I lover her still
Down in th Arkansas

VERSE 2
Now, she is crosseyed, that's a fact
Down in Arkansas
She cries an' th tears roll down her back
Down in th Arkansas

CHORUS:
Down in th Arkin, down in the Arkin
Down in Arkansas
Th sweetest girl, I ever saw
Down in Arkansas

VERSE 3
Now, a plum funny weddin' happened th other day
Down in Arkansas
A gal named Oats married a man named Hay
Down in th Arkansas

VERSE 4
They played on th minor key
Down in th Arkansas
They played and will th harvest be
Down in th Arkansas

VARIANTS:
0711 Down in Arkansas

OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Randolph: III-349 Down in Arkansas

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