Arkansas, land of opportunity   Arkansas, oh, what you do to me   Prettiest place I ever saw   Was back home in Arkansas      All those boyhood memories   Lakes and rivers and Backwood trees   Gentle mountains, it reached to the sky   Oh, how I hated to say goodbye to      Arkansas, land of opportunity   Arkansas, oh, what you do to me   Prettiest place I ever saw   Was back home in Arkansas      Dirt roads that lead nowhere   Except the houses that need repairing   And front porch people wearing a smile   And they cover every mile of      Arkansas, land of opportunity   Arkansas, oh, what you do to me   Prettiest place I ever saw   Was back home in Arkansas      I can see my Dad back home   Working Park County, sandy lawn   Mama callin' me from the door   Oh, how I wanna go once more to      Arkansas, land of opportunity   Arkansas, oh, what you do to me   Prettiest place I ever saw   Was back home in Arkansas      Arkansas, land of opportunity   Arkansas, oh, what you do to me   Prettiest place I ever saw   Was back home in Arkansas