May 2024
Red River Valley
Traditional American Cowboy Love Song
From this valley
they say you are
going,
I shall miss
your bright eyes
and sweet smile
For they say
you are taking
the sunshine
that has brightened
my pathway a while.
Do you think of the valley
you’re leaving?
Oh how lonely
and dreary ’twill be.
Do you think
of the
fond heart you’re breaking?
And the sadness
you’ve cast over me.
For a long time, my dear,
I’ve been waiting
For the words
that you never would say.
And alas
my poor heart
is breaking
For they tell me you’re
going away.
As you go to your home
by the ocean
May you ne’er forget
those sweet hours
that we shared
in the Red River Valley
And the love
we exchanged
midst the flowers.
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 one who
has loved you so true.