RED RIVER VALLEY
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 path all the awhile
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 fopes all vanish
For they say you are going away
You have promised me darling that never
Would a word from your lips cause me pain
And I promise you sweetheart forever
If you only will love me again
Do you think of the valley you're leaving
Oh how lonely and dreary it will be
Do you think of the kind hearts you're breaking
And the pain you are causing to me
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