I heard my neighbor's rooster crow early in the day
I heard his ax beyond these woods
And now I'm bound away
And now I'm bound away

[Repeat Chorus]

The red squirrel leaves when the grey squirrel comes
The eagle nests alone
One hundred miles from a wagon track
Is where I'll be on my own
Is where I'll be on my own

[Repeat Chorus]

I've seen an old man whittlin' wood
I've seen the streets of town
I'll pack my goods for the Arkansas woods
And there I'll settle down
It's there I'll settle down

[Repeat Chorus]