Cat. #0178 (MFH #42) - As sung by Doris Viene, Springfield, Missouri on June 30, 1958
VERSE 1
From this valley they say you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking th sunshine
That brightens our pathway awhile
VERSE 2
Come and set by my side, if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
But remember th Red River Valley
And th girl that has loved you so true
VERSE 3
For a long time I have been waiting
For those dear words you never would say
But at last, all my fond hopes have vanished
For they say you are going away
VERSE 4
Won't you think of th valley your leaving
O, how lonely and sad it will be
O, think of th fond heart your breaking
And th grief you are causing me to see
VERSE 5
From this valley they say you are going
When you go, may your darling go to
Would you leave her behind unprotected
When she loves no other but you
VERSE 6
I have promised you, that never
Will a word from my lips cause you pain
And my life it will be yours forever
If you only will love me again
VERSE 7
Must th past with its joys be blighted
By th future of sorrow and pain
And th vows that was spoken be slighted
Don't you think you can love me again
VERSE 8
As you go to your home, by the ocean
May you never forget those sweet hours
That we spent in th Red River Valley
And th love we exchanged mid th flowers
VERSE 9
There never could be such a longing
In th heart of a pure maidens breast
That dwells in th heart you are breaking
As I wait in my home in th West
VERSE 10
And th dark maidens prayer for her lover
To th spirit that rules over th world
May his pathway be ever in sunshine
In th prayer of th Red River girl