don williams
where the arkansas river leaves oklahoma
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 back  I 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 owned  We 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 call  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 back  She 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 call  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 back