Red River Valley

Mel O'Joe

by James Kerrigen 1896

	A	E	A
From this	valley they	say you are	going,

	E
we will miss your bright eyes and sweet	smile

	A	A7	D
For they	say you are	taking the	sunshine,

	A	E	A
that has	brightened our	path for a	while

	A	E	A
Come and	sit by my	side if you	love me,

	E
do not hasten to bid me a	dieu

	A	A7	D
But re	member the	Red River	Valley,

	A	E	A
and the	cowboy who	loved you so	true

	A	E	A
Won't you	think of the	valley you're	leaving,

	E
oh, how lonely, how sad it will	be?

	A	A7	D
Oh,	think of the	fond heart you're	breaking,

	A	E	A
and the	grief you are	causing to	me

	A	E	A
Come and	sit by my	side if you	love me,

	E
do not hasten to bid me a	dieu

	A	A7	D
But re	member the	Red River	Valley,

	A	E	A
and the	cowboy who	loved you so	true

	A	E	A
As you	go to your	home by the	ocean,

	E
may you never forget those sweet	hours

	A	A7	D
That we	spent in the	Red River	Valley,

	A	E	A
and the	love we ex	changed mid the	flowers

	A	E	A
Come and	sit by my	side if you	love me,

	E
do not hasten to bid me a	dieu

	A	A7	D
But re	member the	Red River	Valley,

	A	E	A
and the	cowboy who	loved you so	true