Oh, we played around when we left old Arkansas

voice ; guitarsCollected by: Billie Lou Ratliff For: Mary C. Parler Name of singers: Bill Baker "Toby" Baker Address: St. Paul, Arkansas Date: October 31, 1958 Reel 269 Item 1 DOWN IN ARKANSAS Oh, we played around when we left old Arkansas Folks have come from miles around And said we was a funny clown We had the best act in our town Down in Arkansas Down in Arken, Down in Arken, Down in Arkansas The only girl I ever loved (Stomped their feet) Is down in Arkansas. The all have buckskins down in Arkansas He gave it to his brother Ben down in Arkansas a pair of tails and all sewed to She had Down in Arkansas Down in Arken, Down in Arken, Down in Arkansas The only girl I ever loved (Stomped their feet) Is down in Arkansas There was a man named old Dave Crockett down in Arkansas He put his false teeth in his hip pocket down in Arkansas He hitched up his horse and started to town On his way going down, his fase teeth bit him when he sit down Down in Arkansas Down in Arken, Down in Arken, Down in Arkansas The only girl I ever loved (Stomped their feet) Is down in ArkansasFunding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation