E B7 E
From this valley they say you are going,
B7
I will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile.
E E7 A
For they say you are taking the sunshine,
B7 E
That has brighten our pathway awhile.
Chorus:
E B7 E
Come and sit by my side if you love me,
B7
Do not hasten to bid me a due.
E E7 A
Just remember the red river valley,
B7 E
And the hobo thats 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.
Sing Chorus
E B7 E
Won't you think of this valley your leaving,
B7
And how lonely and sad it will be.
E E7 A
And think of the heart that your breakin,
B7 E
And the grieve that you are causing me.
Sing Chorus