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

Do you think of the valley you're leaving
Oh how lonely, how sad it will be.
Do you think of the fond heart you're breaking
And the grief you are causing to me

Come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
But remember the Red River Valley
And the (cow) boy who loved you so true