I'm goin' in the mornin', you bet I'm homeward boundDone spent all my money, and I'm gonna leave this townFeelin' kinda hungry, there's nothin' in my crawI'm goin' back to my little cook in Bald Knob, ArkansasBald Knob, Arkansas, she's my Linda LouAnd I'm gonna be her lovin' man, and always love her trueTill I'm bald-headed, tooGot a little girl a-waitin' for me with a broken heartI'll make a vow and buy a cow, and we will never partDress her up in calico and a wedding ring I'll order it from the catalog on the firstlay of the spring Bald Knob, Arkansas, she's my Linda LouAnd I'm gonna be her lovin' man, and always love her trueTill I'm bald-headed, tooYou've heard about the mule trains many years agoWindin' through Missouri through the sleet and through the snowBut now they got the modern train, they call it CannonballI'll catch it at the station for Bald Knob, ArkansasBald Knob, Arkansas, she's my Linda LouAnd I'm gonna be her lovin' man, and always love her trueTill I'm bald-headed, tooBald Knob, Arkansas, she's my Linda LouAnd I'm gonna be her lovin' man, and always love her trueTill I'm bald-headed, too