Hi,

This stanza from Arkansas is nearly identical to the one (posted above a couple posts) sung by Len Graham in "Sweet Bann Water":

'Tis I can climb the highest tree top,
'Tis I could rob the rich's nest,
'Tis I could wed the fairest lady,
But not the one that I love best.

From: Drowsy Sleeper- Sung by Oleavia Houser [Olivia Hauser] of Fayetteville, Arkansas on October 26, 1958. Max Hunter/ Ozark Folksong Collection.

Richie