Sail away, sail on out   Cross the wide Missouri      O Shenandoah I long to see you   Far away you rollin' river   O Shenandoah I long to see you   Away I'm bound away 'cross the wide Missouri      Sail away, sail on out   'Cross the wide Missouri   O Shenandoah I am a rover   Far away you rollin' river   A-searchin' for the greenest clover   Away I'm bound away 'cross the wide Missouri      So it's fare thee well, my love   I'm bound to leave you   Far away you rollin' river   But Shenandoah I'll ne'er deceive you   Tho' away I'm bound away 'cross the wide Missouri      O Shenandoah I love your waters   Far away you rollin' river   O Shenandoah I long to see you   Away I'm bound away   'Cross the wide Missouri      Sail away, sail on out   'Cross the wide Missouri