Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
Away, you rolling river,
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
Away, I'm bound to go,
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Oh, Shenandoah, I love your daughter,
Away, you rolling river,
I'll take her 'cross the rolling water,
Away, I'm bound to go,
'Cross the wide Missouri.

This seven long year, since last I saw her,
Away, you rolling river.
This seven long year, since last I saw her,
Away, I'm bound to go,
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Oh, Shenandoah, I took a notion,
Away, you rolling river,
To sail across, the stormy ocean,
Away, I'm bound to go,
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Oh, Shenandoah, I bound to leave you,
Away, you rolling river,
Oh, Shenandoah, I’ll not decive you,
Away, I'm bound to go,
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
Away, you rolling river,
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
Away, I'm bound to go,
'Cross the wide Missouri.