I was down in Arkansas when the fire fell,

voiceReel 304 # 8 I Was Down in Arkansas When the Power Fell W.C. Anderson first heard this song at Thomas Assembly of God Chruch about 1947. It is usually sung after the altar call, and people were shouting and "talking in tongues". He says he has heard it sung for at least five minutes and often longer. Place names, of course, can be altered to fit locale.Reel 304 # 8 I Was Down in Arkansas When the Power Fell I was down in Arkansas when the fire fell, When the fire fell, when the fire fell, I was down in Arkansas when the fire fell, And the Lord he saved my soul. It was flory hallelujah when the fire fell, When the fire fell, when the fire fell, It was glory hallelujah when the fire fell, And the Lord He saved my soul. I was down at Thomas Assembly when the fire fell, When the fire fell, when the fire fell, I was down at Thomas Assembly when the fire fell, And the Lord He baptized me. It was glory hallelujah when the fire fell, When the fire fell, when the fire fell, It was glory hallelujah when the fire fell, And the Lord he baptized me. This song can go on and on for almost any number of verses with only slight variation in the words.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation