Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you I look away, rolling river Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri
The chief disdained the trader's dollars Look away, rolling river My daughter, you shall never follow. Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri
For seven years, he put it sadly I look away, rolling river For seven more, he longed to have her Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri
She said she would not be my lover Look away, rolling river Because I was a dirty sailor Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri
It's "Fare thee well," I'm bound to leave you I look away, rolling river Oh Shenandoah, I would not deceive you Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri
At last, there came a Yankee skipper Look away, rolling river He winked his eye, and he tipped his flipper Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri
Oh Shenandoah, I love you daughter I look away, rolling river I take her across the open water Away, oh, bound away, across the wide Missouri