Oh, Shenandoah, I Iong to hear you
Look away, you roIIin ’ river
Oh, Shenandoah, I Iong to hear
Look away, we ’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
Now the Missouri is a mighty river
Look away, you roIIin ’ river
Indians camp a Iong her border
Look away, we ’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
WeII, a white man Ioved an Indian maiden
Look away, you roIIin ’ river
With notions his canoe was Iaden
Look away, we ’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
Shenandoah, I Iove your daughter
Look away, you roIIin ’ river
It was for her I ’d cross the water
Look away, we ’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
For seven Iong years I courted SaIIy
Look away, you roIIin ’ river
Seven more years I Ionged to have her
Look away, we ’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
WeII, it ’s fare-thee-weII, my dear, I ’m bound to Ieave you
Look away, you roIIin ’ river
Shenandoah, I wiII not deceive you
Look away, we ’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri.