The Weavers - State of Arkansas - Remastered Lyrics

Lyrics State of Arkansas - Remastered - The Weavers




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
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



Writer(s): Traditional, Fred Hellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays


The Weavers - The Diamond Collection (Remastered)
Album The Diamond Collection (Remastered)
date of release
31-01-2014

1 Goodnight Irene
2 Greensleeves - Remastered
3 Wimoweh - Remastered
4 Around the World - Remastered
5 House of the Rising Sun - Remastered
6 Shalom Chaverim - Remastered
7 Old Riley - Remastered
8 I Never Will Marry - Remastered
9 Darling Corey - Remastered
10 Venga Jaleo - Remastered
11 Follow the Drinking Gourd - Remastered
12 Lonesome Traveller - Remastered
13 Go Where I Send Thee (One for the Little Bitty Baby) [Remastered]
14 Erie Canal - Remastered
15 Suliram (I'll Be There) [Remastered]
16 I've Got a Home in That Rock - Remastered
17 Twelve Gates to the City - Remastered
18 I Know Where I'm Going - Remastered
19 Sixteen Tons - Remastered
20 Tina - Remastered
21 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Remastered
22 Rock Island Line - Remastered
23 Hush Little Baby - Remastered
24 Sinner Man - Remastered
25 When the Saints Go Marching In - Remastered
26 The Keeper - Remastered
27 Wild Goose Grasses - Remastered
28 Empty Pocket Blues - Remastered
29 Mi Caballo - Remastered
30 Si Me Quieres Escribir - Remastered
31 State of Arkansas - Remastered
32 Let the Midnight Special - Remastered
33 Eddystone Light - Remastered
34 Woody's Rag and 900 Miles (Remastered)
35 Aweigh, Santy Ano - Remastered
36 Come Little Donkey - Remastered
37 Pay Me My Money Down - Remastered
38 This Land Is Your Land - Remastered
39 Eres Alta - Remastered
40 Almost Done - Remastered
41 Bury Me - Remastered
42 Hopsha Diri - Remastered
43 Howard's Dead and Gone - Remastered
44 Meet the Johnson Boys - Remastered
45 Gotta Travel On - Remastered
46 Aunt Rhodie - Remastered
47 Greenland Whale Fisheries - Remastered
48 You Made Me a Pallet On the Floor - Remastered
49 Kumbaya - Remastered
50 Every Night - Remastered
51 Kum Bachura - Remastered
52 All Night Long - Remastered
53 I Know Where I'm Going / Hush Little Baby (Remastered)
54 Virgin Mary - Remastered
55 There Once Was a Young Man Who Went to the City - Remastered
56 Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream - Remastered
57 The Frozen Logger - Remastered
58 Along the Colorado Trail - Remastered
59 Around the World Medley - Artza Alinu / Floppy Eared Mule / Mazurka / Hey Liley Liley Lo (Remastered)
60 You Old Fool - Remastered
61 Sylvie (Bring Me Lil Water, Sylvie) - Remastered
62 Suliram - Remastered
63 Marching to Pretoria - Remastered
64 Bay of Mexico - Remastered
65 On My Journey - Remastered
66 Subo - Remastered
67 Good Old Bowling Green - Remastered
68 Sinking On the Reuben James (Remastered)
69 Tzena Tzena Tzena - Remastered
70 Bill Bailey Come Home (Remastered)
71 Hard Ain't It Hard (Remastered)
72 Fight On (Remastered)
73 We're All Dodgin' (Remastered)
74 When the Stars Begin to Fall (Remastered)
75 Below the Gallows Tree (Remastered)
76 Born in East Virginia (Remastered)
77 Which Side Are You On? (Remastered)
78 True Religion (Remastered)
79 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Remastered)
80 Universal Folk Song - Remastered
81 Get Along Little Dogies (Remastered)
82 Bye, Baby, Bye - Remastered
83 Amazing Grace - Remastered
84 Stewball Stewball (Remastered)
85 New Jerusalem (Remastered)
86 Bill (Remastered)
87 Run, Come, See Jerusalem (Remastered)
88 Jackhammer John (Remastered)
89 Tapuach Hineni (Remastered)
90 Rally Round the Flag (Remastered)
91 Buttermilk Hill (Remastered)
92 A-Walking and a-Talking (Remastered)
93 Greensleeves (2nd Version) [Remastered]
94 We Wish You a Merry Christmas




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