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Then come sit by my side if you love me,
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do not hasten to bid me adieu.
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Just remember that Red River Valley,
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and the cowboy that loved you so true.

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    Well, they tell me, my dear, that you're going,
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    I will miss your bright eyes and your smile,
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    for with you you are taking the sunshine,
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    that has brightened my life for a while.

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    When  you go to your home by the ocean,
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    may you never forget those sweet hearts,
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    that we spent in that Red River Valley,
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    and the love we exchanged with the flowers.

            D
    I have waited a long time, my darling,
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    for those words that you never would say.
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    And at last, oh, my poor heart is breaking,
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    for they tell me you're going away.