T H E   R E D   R I V E R   V A L L E Y     **1455
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1.      FROM THIS VALLEY THEY SAY YOU ARE GOING,
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        I SHALL MISS YOUR BRIGHT EYES AND SWEET SMILE,
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        FOR ALAS YOU TAKE WITH YOU THE SUNSHINE
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        THAt HAS BRIGHTENED MY PATHWAY AWHILE.

REF.:   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 GIRL WHO HAS LOVED YOU SO TRUE.

2.      FOR THIS LONG,LONG TIME I HAVE WAITED
        FOR THE WORDS THAT YOU NEVER WOULD SAY
        BUT NOW MY LAST HOPE HAS VANISHED
        WHEN THEY TELL ME THAT YOU'RE GOING AWAY.   REF.:

3.      WHEN YOU GO TO YOUR HOME BY THE OCEAN
        MAY YOU NEVER FORGET THE SWEET HOURS
        THAT WE SPENT IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY
        OR THE VOWS WE EXCHANGED 'MID THE BOWERS.