E B7 E
From this valley they say you are going,
B7
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile,
E E7 A
For they say you are taking the sunshine,
B7 E
That has brightened our pathway a while.
E B7 E
Come and sit by my side if you love me,
B7
Do not hasten to bid me adieu.
E E7 A
Just remember the Red River Valley,
B7 E
And the hobo that's loved you so true.
E B7 E
For a long time my dear, I've been waiting,
B7
For those words that you never would say.
E E7 A
Now at last all my fond hopes have vanished,
B7
For they say you are going away.
Chorus
E B7 E
Won't you think of this valley you're leaving,
B7
And how lonely and sad it will be?
E E7 A
And think of the heart that you're breaking
B7 E
And the grief you are causing me.
Chorus