Way down in South Arkansas Where the great pines grow so tall Where the land is low and the river wide That's the place where my heart abides Where you scratch the mosquito bites Cottonmouth crawls at night But we all lived in harmony It's the closest I ever came to free And today It's on my mind The cyprus knees and the great tall pines Way down where black water flows Down on that creek called Champagnole Can't you just smell those fish a frying Can't you see the wild birds flying Can't you hear that coon dog tree Oh it seems so real to me And today It's on my mind The cyprus knees and the great tall pines Way down where black water flows Down on that creek called Champagnole So when trouble comes some time And I need my peace of mind That's the time when I go In my mind down Champagnole And today It's on my mind The cyprus knees and the great tall pines Way down where black water flows Down on that creek called Champagnole Down on that creek called Champagnole