when was the song of the traveler written
The Arkansas Traveler (song)
Far and far away down in Arkansas , There lived a squatter with a stubborn jaw . His nose was ruby red and his whiskers gray . And he would sit and fiddle all the night and all the day . Came a traveler down the valley , asked if he could find a bed . Yes , try the road , the kindly squatter said . Then , could you point me out the way to find a tavern or an Inn ? Quite a little piece I reckon , tho I 've never been ! And , when the rain came down on the cabin floor , The squatter only fiddled all the more . Why do n't you mend your roof , said the traveler bold . How can I mend my cabin when the rain is wet and cold ? Squatter pick a sunny morning when the air is dry and nice , Patch up your cabin , that is my advice . The squatter shook his hoary head , and answered with a stubborn air , Cabin never leaks a drop when days are bright and fair !
Far and far away down in Arkansas , There lived a squatter with a stubborn jaw . His nose was ruby red and his whiskers gray . And he would sit and fiddle all the night and all the day . Came a traveler down the valley , asked if he could find a bed . Yes , try the road , the kindly squatter said . Then , could you point me out the way to find a tavern or an Inn ? Quite a little piece I reckon , tho I 've never been ! And , when the rain came down on the cabin floor , The squatter only fiddled all the more . Why do n't you mend your roof , said the traveler bold . How can I mend my cabin when the rain is wet and cold ? Squatter pick a sunny morning when the air is dry and nice , Patch up your cabin , that is my advice . The squatter shook his hoary head , and answered with a stubborn air , Cabin never leaks a drop when days are bright and fair !