The Red River Valley
1)
F C F
From this valley they say you are going;
C
I shall miss your bright eyes and sweet smile,
F F7 Bb
For alas you take with you the sunshine
F C7 F
That has brightened my pathway a-while
Refrain:
F C F
Come and sit by my side if you love me.
C
Do not hasten to bid me adieu.
F F7 Bb
But remember the Red River Valley
F C7 F7
And the girl who has loved you so true.
2)
F C F
For this long, long time I have waited
C
For the words that you never would say,
F F7 Bb
But now my last hope has vanished
F C7 F
When they tell me that you're going away.
3)
F C F
Oh there never could be such a longing
C
In the heart of a white maiden's breast
F F7 Bb
As there is in the heart that is breaking
F C7 F
With love for the boy who came west.
Refrain:
F C F
Come and sit by my side if you love me.
C
Do not hasten to bid me adieu.
F F7 Bb
But remember the Red River Valley
F C7 F7
And the girl who has loved you so true.
4)
F C F
Will you think of the valley you're leaving?
C
Oh, how lonely and dreary 'twill be!
F F7 Bb
Will you think of the fond heart you're breaking
F C7 F
And be true to your promise to me?
5)
F C F
The dark maiden's prayer for her lover
C
To them spirit that rules o'er the world
F F7 Bb
His pathway with sunshine may cover,
F C7 F
Leave his grief to the Red River Girl.
Refrain:
F C F
Come and sit by my side if you love me.
C
Do not hasten to bid me adieu.
F F7 Bb
But remember the Red River Valley
F C7 F7
And the girl who has loved you so true