Well, sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me ado
Just remember that Red River Valley
And the cowboy that loves you so true

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

So come sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me ado
Just remember that Red River Valley
And the cowboy that loves you so true

When you go to your home by the ocean
May you never forget those sweet hours
That we spent in that Red River Valley
And the love we exchanged with the flowers

Sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me ado
Just remember that Red River Valley
And the cowboy that loves you so true

I have waited a long time my darling
For those words that you never would say
'Til at last, is my poor heart is breaking
Oh, they tell me you're going away

So come sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me ado
Just remember that Red River Valley
And that cowboy that loved you so true