[Verse 1: Dave Simonett]
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
I look away, rolling river
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri

[Verse 2: Rich Mattson]
The chief disdained the trader's dollars
Look away, rolling river
My daughter, you shall never follow
Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri

[Verse 3: Dave Simonett]
For seven years, he put it sadly
I look away, rolling river
For seven more, he longed to have her
Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri

[Verse 4: Rich Mattson]
She said she would not be my lover
Look away, rolling river
Because I was a dirty sailor
Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri

[Verse 5: Dave Simonett]
It's "Fare thee well," I'm bound to leave you
I look away, rolling river
Oh Shenandoah, I would not deceive you
Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 6: Rich Mattson]
At last, there came a Yankee skipper
Look away, rolling river
He winked his eye, and he tipped his flipper
Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri

[Verse 7: Dave Simonett & Rich Mattson]
Oh Shenandoah, I love you daughter
I look away, rolling river
I take her across the open water
Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri
Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri