Where the Arkansas River leaves Oklahoma
It runs free and rambles muddy and wide
Where the Arkansas River leaves Oklahoma
It's gone forever and never looks backI met her in Stillwell she just turned twenty a spirited beauty like I'd never known
And me a dirt farmer who lives by the river
But she said she loved me and the free life I ownedWe married in April and lived by the river we worked that land from spring till the fall
But I guess when the winter howled at our window
She couldn't help hearing that wild river callWhere the Arkansas River leaves Oklahoma
It runs free and rambles muddy and wide
Where the Arkansas River leaves Oklahoma
It's gone forever and never looks backShe tried to conquer that wild rage within her
But something too strong ran deep in her soul
But I know she loved me she cried like a baby
That cold winter evening she answered the callWhere the Arkansas River leaves Oklahoma
It runs free and rambles muddy and wide
Where the Arkansas River leaves Oklahoma
It's gone forever and never looks back
Songwriters
HOLYFIELD, WAYLAND D.Published by
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