Cowboy Song
This was
originally In the Bright Mohawk Valley, a tune popular in
New York. It spread throughout the South and cowboys in
the Red River Valley localized it to become the tune we
are familiar with.
The
Music
Red River
Valley
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The
Songs
The songs in this book which are sung to the
tune of
"Red River Valley"
- Come Sit on My Face if You
Love Me
- Lehigh Valley (The)
- Sit on My Face (Version 3)
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Red River Valley
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
That has brightened our path for a while
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 cowboy who loved you so true
Won't you think of the valley you're leaving
Oh how lonely, how sad it will be?
Oh think of the fond heart you're breaking
And the grief you are causing to me
As you go to your home by the ocean
May you never forget those sweet hours
That we spent in the Red River Valley
And the love we exchanged mid the flowers
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