A traditional Canadian folk song, written in 1879. <br />Une chanson du folklore canadien, écrite en 1879. <br /><br />RED RIVER VALLEY (Lyrics) <br /><br />For a long, long time, I've been waiting <br />For those sweet words you never would say, <br />But today, everybody has told me <br />That you are a-going away! <br /><br />From this valley they say you are going <br />We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile <br />For they say you are taking the sunshine <br />That has brightened our path for a while. <br /><br />Won't you think of the valley you're leaving, <br />Oh, how lonely, how sad it will be ? <br />Oh, think of the fond heart you're breaking <br />And the grief you are causing to me ! <br /><br />From this valley they say you are going <br />We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile <br />For they say you are taking the sunshine <br />That has brightened our path for a while. <br /><br />As you go to your home by the ocean, <br />May you never forget those sweet hours <br />That we spent in the Red River Valley <br />And the love we exchanged mid flowers ! <br />From this valley they say you are going <br />We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile <br />For they say you are taking the sunshine <br />That has brightened our path for a while. <br /><br />Come and sit by my side if you love me, <br />Do not hasten to bid me adieu, <br />But remember that Red River Valley <br />And the cowboy that loved you so true ! <br /><br />From this valley they say you are going <br />We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile <br />For they say you are taking the sunshine <br />That has brightened our path for a while. <br /><br />I have promised you darling that never <br />Will a word from my lips cause you pain, <br />And my life it will be yours for ever, <br />If you only will love me again ! <br /><br />From this valley they say you are going <br />We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile <br />For they say you are taking the sunshine <br />That has brightened our path for a while.
