You can hear this song at The Internet Archive. This is my transcription:


DOWN IN ARKANSAS*
As recorded by Riley Puckett, Columbia 15139D, 1926.

1. I had a cow that slobbered bad,
Down in the Arkansas.
I spent all the money I had,
Down in the Arkansas.
Carried her to old Doctor Smith,
Asked him what to do for it.
He said, "Teach that cow to spit,"
Down in the Arkansas.

CHORUS: Down in the Arkan-, down in the Arkan-,
Down in the Arkansas,
The only girl I ever loved
Was down in the Arkansas.

2. There's a weddin' happened on our street,
Down in the Arkansas.
A gal named Oats married a man named Wheat,
Down in the Arkansas.
As they went walkin' down the aisle, you see,
The pianner played in a minor key.
It played, "What Shall the Harvest Be?"
Down in the Arkansas. CHORUS

3. I knew a man named Davey Crockett,
Down in the Arkansas.
He carried his false teeth in his pocket,
Down in the Arkansas.
He went walkin' all around an' around.
He hitched up his horse an' he went to town.
The darn teeth bit 'im when he set down,
Down in the Arkansas. CHORUS

4. She kills a chicken; she saves me the wing,
Down in the Arkansas.
She thinks I'm a-workin' when I ain't doin' a thing,
Down in the Arkansas. CHORUS


[* There is no "the" in the title as shown on the record label, but Puckett consistently sings "the Arkansas."]