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Arkansas Lyrics by Henry Thomas

Ragtime Texas

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[Verse 1]
Oh Roberta round, "pack your trunk and go"
Yes, he came back home last night
My wife said, "Honey, I'm done with beans
I'm gonna pass for cream."
[Verse 2]
Oh my little honey, don't you make me go
I'll get a job if you allow me sure
All crapshooters I will shun
Good little baby, just let me work
[Verse 3]
When you buy chicken, all I want is the bone
And when you buy beer, be satisfied with foam
I'll work both night and day, I'll be careful what I say
Honey (What?) please, let me bring my clothes back home
[Verse 4]
Down the track this mornin' she did stroll
Well a accident, her foot got caught in a hole
I'm goin' to tell you the truth, a natural that cold man
Night comes, pleasant time, the railroad track is run
I'm going to buy 'em, all cigarettes and chewing tobacco that I can
A natural rover, that heavy poor man
[Verse 5]
I am a ramblin' gamblin' man, I've gambled in many town
I've rambled this wide world over, I rambled this wide world around
I had my ups and downs through life and bitter times I saw
But never knew what misery was 'til I left old Arkansas
[Verse 6]
I started out one morning to meet that early train
He said, "You better work with me, I have some land to drain
I'll give you fifty cents a day, your washing, board and all
And you'll be a different man for the state of Arkansas
[Verse 7]
I worked six months for the rascal, Joe Herrin was his name
He fed me on corn-dodger, it was hard as any rock
My tooths all got loosened, and my knees began to knock
That was the kind of hash I got in the state of Arkansas
[Outro]
Travelin' man, I've traveled all around this world
Travelin' man, I've traveled from land to land
Travelin' man, I've traveled all around this world
Well it t'ain't no use writin' no news on a travelin' man
Credits
Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

About “Arkansas” by Henry Thomas

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"Arkansas" appears on "Ragtime Texas".

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