Kansas girls were warned to avoid Texas boys, even though the states share no common border, as do the states in most other versions of the song (Virginia/West Virginia, Missouri/Arkansas). Seems to me they just chose to skip over Oklahoma. In spite of our fine Oklahoma Mudcatters, that always seemed a good idea to me. Last time I was there I was almost kidnapped by a swarm of Oklahoma mosquitos! Had me halfway off the ground before I managed to fight free. 'Course I had just slid in from Arkansas, so they probably thought I was fair game.

Sandy