Red River Valley
Printed in a Milwaukee paper in 1887 and known under a dozen names; whether the valley is in Manitoba or on the Dakota border is still argued.
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From this valley they say you are going
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We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
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For they say you are taking the sunshine
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That has brightened our pathway awhile
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Do you think of the valley you're leaving
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O how lonely and dreary ’twill be
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Do you think of the fond hearts you're breaking
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And the sadness you’ve cast over me
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Come and sit by my side, if you love me
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Do not hasten to bid me adieu
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Just remember the Red River Valley
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And the one who has loved you so true
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I have waited a long time my darlin’
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For the sweet words you never would say
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Now, alas, all my fond hopes have vanished
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For they tell me you’re goin’ away
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As you go to your home by the ocean
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May you never forget those sweet hours
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That we spent in the Red River Valley
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And the love we exchanged with the flowers
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Come and sit by my side, if you love me
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Do not hasten to bid me adieu
H E
Just remember the Red River Valley
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And the one who has loved you so true