From this valley they say you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
Which has brightened our pathways 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 girl who has loved you so true

Won't you think of the valley that you're leaving
Oh how lonely and sad it will be
Oh think of the fond heart you are breaking
And the grief you are causing to me

I have promised you, darling
That never will a word from my lips cause you pain
And my life, it will be yours forever
If you only would love me again

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 girl who has loved you so true