Red River Valley - Woody Guthrie

From this valley they say you are going

We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile

For they say you are taking the sunshine

That has brightened our pathways awhile

CHORUS:

Come and sit by my side, if you love me Do not hasten to bid me adieu

Just remember the Red River Valley

And the cowboy who loved you so true

I’ve been thinking a long time, my darling

Of the sweet words you never would say

Now, alas, must my fond hopes all vanish

For they say you are gong away

Do you think of the valley you’re leaving

O how lonely and how dreary it will be And do you think of the kind hearts you’re breaking

And the pain you are causing to me CHORUS

They will bury me where you have wandered

Near the hills where the daffodils grow

When you’re gone from the Red River Valley

For I can’t live without you I know

CHORUS