Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away, you rollin' river
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away, we're bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Away, you rollin' river
It was for her I'd cross the water
Look away, we're bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
Now the Missouri is a mighty river
Look away, you rollin' river
Indians camp along her border
Look away, we're bound away
Across the wide Missouri.
Well, a white man loved an Indian maiden
Look away, you rollin' river
With notions his canoe was laden
Look away, we're bound away
Across the wide Missouri.