State of Arkansas-Almanac Singers

[ti:State Of Arkansas] [ar:The Almanac Singers] [al:American Roots Music (Remastered)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]State of Arkansas - Almanac Singers [00:06.11]My name is Charlie Brennan [00:10.28]From Charleston I come [00:12.45] [00:14.27]I've traveled this wide world over [00:16.28] [00:17.66]Some ups and downs I've had [00:20.29] [00:21.52]I've traveled this wide world over [00:23.90] [00:25.08]Some ups and downs I've saw [00:27.62] [00:28.83]But I never really knew [00:30.17]What misery was till I hit old Arkansas [00:35.54] [00:38.26]I dodged behind the depot to dodge [00:41.65]That blizzard wind [00:43.55]I met a walking skeleton [00:45.55]He said his name was Thomas Quinn [00:47.45] [00:47.98]Well his hair hung down in rat-tails on his lean [00:51.05]And lantern jaw [00:52.08] [00:52.73]He invited me to his hotel [00:54.96] [00:56.72]He said it was the best in Arkansas [00:59.03] [01:01.45]I followed my conductor to his respective place [01:05.90] [01:06.60]Where pity and starvation [01:08.91]Were to be seen on every face [01:10.74] [01:11.33]Well his bread it was corn dodger [01:13.30] [01:13.82]And his meat I could not chaw [01:15.36] [01:16.10]But he charged me a half a dollar [01:18.06] [01:18.75]In the State of Arkansas [01:20.45] [01:22.65]And got me a job on a farm [01:24.78] [01:25.63]But I didn't care for the work or the farmer [01:28.61]Or his wife and none of his children [01:30.51] [01:31.73]So I went up to him one day and I said [01:33.82]"Mister I'm gonna quit this job [01:35.16]And you can just pay me off right now" [01:36.85] [01:38.13]He says "Okay son [01:39.62]If that's the way you feel about it" [01:40.99]And he took me out in the barn [01:42.97] [01:44.02]And he handed me a mink skin [01:45.55]I said "I don't want this thing [01:46.61]I want my money [01:47.79] [01:48.65]He said "Son [01:49.13]You may not know it but mink's skin is [01:51.51]What we're using for currency down here now" [01:53.24] [01:54.44]So I took it when into town [01:56.16]Hunted up a place [01:57.67] [01:59.56]Put my mink skin up on the counter and turned [02:01.36]If the bartender didn't toss me a pint [02:03.26] [02:05.04]And he picked up my mink skin [02:06.33]Blowed the hair back on it [02:08.02]Put it under the counter [02:09.06]Fetched me out fourteen rabbit skins and [02:11.13]Three possum hives for change [02:11.99] [02:13.84]I'm going to the Indian territory [02:15.39] [02:16.94]And live outside the law [02:18.67] [02:20.76]I'll bid farewell to the kin bricks [02:23.36]In the State of Arkansas [02:25.43] [02:26.96]If you ever see me back again [02:28.83] [02:29.68]I'll give to you my paw [02:31.58] [02:33.09]But it'll be though a telescope [02:38.48]From Hell to Arkansas