From this valley they say you are going
We shall miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our pathway a while
Do you think of the valley you’re leavin’
Oh how lonely and dreary it will be
Do you think of the fond heart you’re breakin’
And the sadness you cast over me
For a long time, my darlin’, I’ve waited
For the sweet words you never would say
And alas my poor heart you’re breakin’
For they say that 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 with the flowers
Then come sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
Just remember the Red River Valley
And the cowboy that’s loved you so true
