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State Of Arkansas
Lyricist:Gilbert Ronnie, Hays Lee, Hellerman Fred
My name is Charlie Brennan, from Charleston I come I've traveled this wide world over, some ups and downs I've had I've traveled this wide world over, some ups and downs I've saw But I never really knew what misery was till I hit old Arkansas
Got off the train in Little rock in the middle of winter Nobody there to extend to me his paw Or bid me welcome to this State of Arkansas And it was cold
I dodged behind the depot to dodge that blizzard wind I met a walking skeleton, he said his name was Thomas Quinn Well, his hair hung down in rat-tails on his lean and lantern jaw He invited me to his hotel, he said it was the best in Arkansas
I followed my conductor to his respective place Where pity and starvation were to be seen on every face Well, his bread it was corn dodger and his meat I could not chaw But he charged me a half a dollar in the State of Arkansas
And I went out and got me a job on a farm, farming But I didn't care for the work or the farmer Or his wife and none of his children Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
So I went up to him one day and I said 'Mister I'm gonna quit this job and you can just pay me off right now' He says, 'Okay son, if that's the way you feel about it' And he took me out in the barn and he handed me a mink skin
I said, 'I don't want this thing I want my money For the work I've done' He said, 'Son, you may not know it but mink's skin is What we're using for currency down here now'
So I took it, when into town, hunted up a place Put my mink skin up on the counter and turned If the bartender didn't toss me a pint And he picked up my mink skin, blowed the hair back on it Put it under the counter, fetched me out fourteen rabbit skins and Three possum hives for change
I'm going to the Indian territory and live outside the law I'll bid farewell to the kin bricks in the State of Arkansas If you ever see me back again, I'll give to you my paw But it'll be though a telescope from Hell to Arkansas
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