For they say you are taking the sunshine That has brightened our pathway awhile

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 cowboy that loves you so true

From this valley they say your are going I will miss your sweet face and your smile

Just because you are weary and tired You are changing your range for awhile

I've been waiting a long time my darling For the sweet words you never say

Now at last all my fond hopes have vanished For they say you are going away

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 cowboy that loves you so true

O there never could be such a longing In the heart of a poor cowboy's breast

That now dwells in the heart you are breaking As I wait in my home in the west

Do you think of the valley you're leaving? O how lonely and drear it will be!

Do you think of the kind heart you're breaking And the pain you are causing to me?

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 the flowers