G           A7                     D
  Way down in Arkansas, way down in Arkansas
                               G    
  That's where I've been, I'm going again
       A7           D
  Way down in Arkansas
  
     D                    G
  Oh I had a mule and he worked on fool
   A7                 D
  Best mule you ever saw
  I heard him say "I think I'll stay, 
  Way down in Arkansas
  
  I had a wife a joy of my life
  And I had a mother-in-law
  I both laughed and cried the day they died
  Way down in Arkansas
  
  I was going down the road
  Coming from Big Flat
  I swear I saw a horse fly
  Can you imagine
  
  Now the strangest sight I ever saw
  Was down in Little Rock
  Right out there, in the open air,
  I saw a boardwalk
  
  We'll tell you things you won't believe
  Before this song is sung
  The Little Red River has a mouth
  My wagon's got a tongue
  
  [New Christy Minstrels]