From this valley they say you are going
I shall miss your sweet face and sweet smile
Just because you are weary and tired
You are changing your range for a while
I've been thinking a long time, my darling
Of the sweet words you never would say
Now at last must my fond hopes all vanish
For they say
You are going away
Then come sit here a while
Ere you leave me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
Just remember the Red River Valley
And the cowboy who loved you so true
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I have promised you
Darling, that never
Shall the words from my lips cause you pain
And my life, it shall be yours forever
If you only will love me again
When you think of the valley you're leaving
Oh, how lonely and drear it will be
When you think of the fond heart you're breaking
And the pain you are causing to me
Then come sit here a while
Ere you leave me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu

But remember the Red River Valley
And the cowboy who loved you so true