I drifted into Arkansas in the middle of September   I hadn't planned to stay for long just to visit an old friend that I remembered   Quite surprised he asked if I could stay till late October   And help him with his crops till harvest time was over   He offered me a clean white bed said that I was welcome at his table   But I told him that I'd eat outside bed down in the barn above the stables   I told him that I didn't want to be no trouble to his lovely wife   But he didn't know she was the reason that I'd come cause I loved her more than life   Oh Melinda I just had to see you one more time Melinda   I won't cause you any trouble with my stay   Oh Melinda I just had to see you one more time Melinda   One more time Melinda then I'll go away      Melinda it's so good to see you happy I had always hoped you would be   I know you couldn't help it that you loved him more than you love me   I know he's a good man and he's always been a friend of mine   And I think the world of both of you and I just had to see you one more time   Oh Melinda...   One more time Melinda then I'll go away