Pete Seeger did Arkansas Traveler in his Carnegie Hall concert with Sonny Terry, way back in the early 60s and it's on Folkways record FA 2412. I can't locate an actual date on the record cover or leaflet but I bought it in NZ about 1963/64.
He did the dialogue and played the first part of the tune on his banjo, ending with the "I ain't lost" gag, then going on to say:
"Dramatically speaking, the skit should have ended there, but it kept on going for about ten hours. It usually ended up with the city man saying "for heaven's sakes, why don't you play the second half of that tune?" and the farmer says, "I wish I knew it, but I can't remember how it goes." And the city man says, "Well hand me the fiddle, I'll play it for you." All of a sudden, the farmer becomes all hospitality, he says, "Can you play the fiddle? Come right in stranger, set down. Sal, set the table!" He hands the fiddle over and the party begins."