Classic Poem

Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
Away, my rolling river!
Oh, Shenandoah, I can't get near you. Away, away,
I'm bound away, 'Cross the wide Missouri!

2

Oh, Shenandoah, I love your daughter.
Away, my rolling river!
She lives across the stormy water.
Away, away, I'm bound away,
'Cross the wide Missouri!

3

For seven years I courted Sally,
Away, my rolling river,
For seven more I longed to have her,
Away, away, I'm bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri!

4

She said she would not be my lover.
Away, my rolling river!
Because I was a dirty sailor.
Away, away, I'm bound away,
'Cross the wide Missouri!

5

I'm drinkin' rum and chewin' terbaccer,
Away, my rolling river,
I'm drinkin' rum and chewin' terbaccer,
Away, away, I'm bound away,
'Cross the wide Missouri!

6

Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
Away, my rolling river,
A-coming back across the river,
Away, away, I'm bound away,
'Cross the wide Missouri!