Red River Valley

Red River Valley - Public Domain/Johnnie Ray

From this valley they say you are going

I will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile

For they say you are taking the sunshine

That has brightened our pathways a while

Do you think of the valley you're leaving

O how lonely and dreary it will be

Do you think of the kind hearts you're breaking

And the pain you feel while go away

For a long time my darling I've waited

For the words that you never would say

At last my pour heart you are breaking

For they tell me you're going away

As you go to your home by the ocean

May you never forget those sweet hours

That we spent in the Red River Valley

And the love we exchanged amid the flowers

Come and sit by my side if you love me

Do not hasten to bid me a dieu

But remember the red river valley

And the one who has loved you so true