Down in Arkansas, they serve you cole slaw Chopped up finer than a bail of straw When you try to chew and knaw a bunch of cole slaw Keeps you chewing like a cross-cut saw Exercise your jaw by eating cole slaw Best of goodness that you ever saw You break no law by wanting cole slaw It ain't nothing but some cabbage raw Just a simple serpent tree Is fine with meat and things to eat It chops go flop with every drop Your teeth go bop, you'll never stop Yes in Arkansas, they serve you cole slaw That's good strategy without a flaw It's a cinch to draw a plate of cole slaw It ain't nothing but some cabbage raw Cole slaw