Red River Valley (Traditional)

A traditional Canadian folk song, written in 1879.
Une chanson du folklore canadien, écrite en 1879.

RED RIVER VALLEY (Lyrics)

For a long, long time, I've been waiting
For those sweet words you never would say,
But today, everybody has told me
That you are a-going away!

From this valley they say you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our path for a while.

Won't you think of the valley you're leaving,
Oh, how lonely, how sad it will be ?
Oh, think of the fond heart you're breaking
And the grief you are causing to me !

From this valley they say you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our path for a while.

As you go to your home by the ocean,
May you never forget those sweet hours
That we spent in the Red River Valley
And the love we exchanged mid flowers !
From this valley they say you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our path for a while.

Come and sit by my side if you love me,
Do not hasten to bid me adieu,
But remember that Red River Valley
And the cowboy that loved you so true !

From this valley they say you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our path for a while.

I have promised you darling that never
Will a word from my lips cause you pain,
And my life it will be yours for ever,
If you only will love me again !

From this valley they say you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our path for a while.