BMI Work #: 8448180
Red River Valley Blues (Larry W. Jones 10/15/2006) (song#4066)

I was a young cowboy just in my prime
When I left that Texas - Oklahoma line
I rode away for my good fortune to find
Now all I do is pine for that Red River line

I've got the Red River Valley blues
And the only thing I've got to say
My saddlebags are packed and I'm ridin' back
To that Red River Valley far away

I'm gonna stay on that Valley ranch
I'm gonna fish in that little branch
I'll do right by dear Mom and Pa
After all, that's the cowboy law

I've got the Red River Valley blues
I'll be ridin' night and day
Gonna climb those Valley hills, practice cowboy skills
In that Red River Valley far away

I see the ranch house in the dimming light
There's Ma and Pa with their hair of white
All our hearts will be filled with full delight
A roaming cowboy's comin' home tonight

I've got the Red River Valley blues
But now I'm back in Texas to stay
I've no fortune to lose, just these blues
From this Red River Valley I'll never more stray