Cat. #0514 (MFH #539) - As sung by Lula Davis, Fayetteville, Arkansas on July 5, 1960
VERSE 1
At th foot of yonders mountain
Where th fountains doth flow
Sweet music detained me
Soft winds there do'th blow
I spied a fair damsel
Her name I don't know
Standing by a brave soldier
On Red River shore
VERSE 2
He spoke to her kindly
Will you marry me
My fortunes not great
But, nothing, said he
Your beauty is a plenty
Your th one I adore
Your th girl I might marry
On Red River shore
VERSE 3
Her cruel ole Father
These words came to him
He said, he'd deprive her
Of th dearest of men
So, he sent him to the army
Where th cannons doth roar
For t' leave his own true love
On Red River shore
VERSE 4
She wrote him a letter
She wrote it most kind
An' in this 'ere letter
These words you will find,
Come home, my own true love
Your th one I adore
Your th man I might marry
On Red River shore
VERSE 5
He read this' ere letter
It made him feel sad
An' none of his comrades
Could make his heart glad
He turned his horses homeward
An' onward did go
For t' meet his own true love
On Red River shore
VERSE 6
Her cruel ole Father
These words came to him
He swore, he'd deprive her
Of th dearest of men
So, he made up a little army
Of twenty an' four
For t' fight this brave soldier
On Red River shore
VERSE 7
He drew his bright saber
An' waved it around
He slew, he slew
Th rest of th men
There's no need of a little army
As I told you before
For t' fight this brave soldier
On Red River shore
VERSE 8
Love, love is th great fortune
For all of mankind
Th womand controlled
Their alway confined
Their controlled by their parents
Until they are wise
Then slaves for their husbands
Th rest of their lives