I was born up in the mountainsRaised up in a desert townAnd I never saw the oceanTill I was close to your age nowOh, Shenandoah, I long to see youHey, hey, hey, you rolling riverOh, Shenandoah, I long to see youHeyOnly you're ever gonna make things rightOnly you're ever gonna make things rightOnly you're ever gonna make things rightI'm going back to San AnI'm going back to San AnThe ground is hard and the count is dryBut I'm gonna get my fill somehowRivers of corn and wheat and ryeOh, Shenandoah, I long to see youHey, hey, hey, you're rolling riverOh, Shenandoah, I long to see youHey, hey, hey, if only you're ever gonna make things rightIf only you're ever gonna make things rightIf only you're ever gonna make things rightOh, Shenandoah, I long to see youHey, hey, hey, you're rolling riverOh, Shenandoah, I long to see youhey, hey, hey, you're rolling riverOh, Shenandoah, I long to see youHey, hey, hey, if only you're ever gonna make things rightIf only you're ever gonna make things rightIf only you're ever gonna make things rightOh, Shenandoah, I long to see youWill she remember all the things we said And what's the chance that she'll rememberAll those nights in the riverbedOh, Shenandoah, I long to see youHey, hey, hey, you rolling riverOh, Shenandoah, I long to see youHey, hey, heyOnly you're ever gonna make things rightOnly you're ever gonna make things rightOnly you're ever gonna make things rightOnly you're ever gonna make things rightOnly you're ever gonna make things rightOnly you're ever gonna make things rightOnly you're ever gonna make things rightOnly you're ever gonna make things rightOnly you're ever gonna make things right