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arranged and adapted by Arlo Guthrie

The Missouri, she's a might river
Away you rolling river
The red man's camp lies on her borders
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

A white man loved an Indian maiden
Away you rolling river
With notions sweet his canoe was laden
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

O Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Away you rolling river
I'll take her 'cross the rolling water
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

The chief disdained the trader's dollars
Away you rolling river
My daughter never you shall follow
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

At last there came a Yankee skipper
Away you rolling river
He winked his eye, and he tipped his flipper
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

He sold the chief that fire-water
Away you rolling river
And 'cross the river he stole his daughter
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

O Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away you rolling river
Across the wide and rolling water
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri
arranged and adapted by Arlo Guthrie      The Missouri, she's a might river   Away you rolling river   The red man's camp lies on her borders   Away, we're bound away across the wide   Missouri      A white man loved an Indian maiden   Away you rolling river   With notions sweet his canoe was laden   Away, we're bound away across the wide   Missouri      O Shenandoah, I love your daughter   Away you rolling river   I'll take her 'cross the rolling water   Away, we're bound away across the wide   Missouri      The chief disdained the trader's dollars   Away you rolling river   My daughter never you shall follow   Away, we're bound away across the wide   Missouri      At last there came a Yankee skipper   Away you rolling river   He winked his eye, and he tipped his flipper   Away, we're bound away across the wide   Missouri      He sold the chief that fire-water   Away you rolling river   And 'cross the river he stole his daughter   Away, we're bound away across the wide   Missouri      O Shenandoah, I long to hear you   Away you rolling river   Across the wide and rolling water   Away, we're bound away across the wide   Missouri