[Okie_Dokie!]

My Grandma used to sing this to me when I was just a little girl.

Old man,why don't ya put a roof on your house?
If it don't rain..my house is as good as any mans house.

(a gingle)

Old man,do ya know where Little rock is?
Nope,don't know were Little Rock is, but there's a big rock backa my field.

Went down there, backa my field,
black snake caught me by my heels
so I looked and I looked and I looked my best
jumped right into a hornets nest!

There is more, but I just can't remember all of it.


I know it sounds silly... but I loved it.

Okie

[RogMar]

Oooookay.............

I talked with old timers (Over 70 to around 100)......nada.

I talked with a folk song archivist.....nada.

I checked folk song archives......nada.

Sorry......I tried.

[Dr. Foosball]

It's called "Arkansas Traveler."

It is sung to the same tune as "Bringing home a baby bumblebee." It is considered one of the first events that led to the current mindset about Arkansans. I dont think those are the exact words. There are many variations of the lyrics.

I am a local historian for an Arkansas university. that is the only reason I know this.

This site tells more about it. http://www.contemplator.com/america/arkansas.html

edit: Well, the first part is "Arkansas Traveler." It actually looks like that song is some sort of hybrid of many songs. I know the first part is from "Arkansas Traveler."

[Ketabcha]

Is this it?


YouTube - Arkansas Traveler

[ArkansasTraveler]

Originally Posted by Okie_Dokie!

My Grandma used to sing this to me when I was just a little girl.

Old man,why don't ya put a roof on your house?
If it don't rain..my house is as good as any mans house.

(a gingle)

Old man,do ya know where Little rock is?
Nope,don't know were Little Rock is, but there's a big rock backa my field.

Went down there, backa my field,
black snake caught me by my heels
so I looked and I looked and I looked my best
jumped right into a hornets nest!

There is more, but I just can't remember all of it.


I know it sounds silly... but I loved it.

Okie

The play "The Arkansas Traveler" was a favorite attraction in Salem, Ohio, in the 1850's. It tells of a traveler's experience with an Arkansas squatter whom he finds sitting in his cabin playing away at a tune which he has heard for the first time on a trip to New Orleans. The entire play revolves around this tune and the squatter's effort to remember the ending of it.

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The Arkansas Traveler (song) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[ArkansasTraveler]

Originally Posted by Okie_Dokie!

My Grandma used to sing this to me when I was just a little girl.


Okie

Any one know the words to -
Arkansas boys they think their men ----