X:1
T:Red River Valley
C:James Kernigan, 1896
M:2/2
L:1/4
Q:1/4=80
K:D
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w:1From this val-ley they say you are go-ing, _We will
w:2Come and sit by my side if you love me, _Do not
w:3Won't you think of the val-ley you're leav-ing, _Oh how
w:4As you go to your home by the o-cean, _May you
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w:miss your bright eyes and sweet smile. _For they say you are
w:has-ten to bid me a-dieu. _But re-mem-ber the
w:lone-ly, how sad it will be? _Oh think of the fond
w:nev-er for-get those sweet hours, _That we spent in the
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w:tak-ing the sun-shine,_ That has bright-ened our path for a while.
w:Red Ri-ver Val-ley,_ And the cow-boy who loved you so true.
w:heart you are break-ing,_ And the grief you are caus-ing to me.
w:Red Ri-ver Val-ley,_ And the love we ex-changed mid the flowers.