Red River Valley
Love's Farewell: Red River Valley Reflections
Lyrics
From this valley they say you are going
Leaving the current place, as suggested by "From this valley they say you are going"
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
Expressing the sentiment of missing the person's cheerful demeanor, described as "bright eyes and sweet smile"
For they say you are taking the sunshine
Indicating that the person is taking away happiness or joy, symbolized by "taking the sunshine"
That has brightened our path for a while
Acknowledging the positive impact the person had on the speaker's life, brightening their path
Come and sit by my side if you love me
Inviting the person to stay and be close if they have love for the speaker
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
Asking the person not to hurry in saying goodbye
But remember the Red River Valley
Reminding the person of the Red River Valley, possibly a place of sentimental value
And the cowboy who loved you so true
Referencing a cowboy who genuinely loved the person
Won't you think of this valley you're leaving
Encouraging the person to think about the valley they are leaving, emphasizing the loneliness and sadness
Oh how lonesome, how sad it will be?
Expressing the emotional impact of the person's departure
Oh think of the fond heart you're breaking
Asking the person to consider the hearts they are breaking and the grief they are causing
And the grief you are causing to me
Highlighting the emotional toll on the speaker due to the person's actions
Come and sit by my side if you love me
Reiterating the invitation to stay close if there is love
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
Emphasizing again not to rush in saying goodbye
But remember the Red River Valley
Reminding the person of the Red River Valley and the sincere love of the cowboy
And the cowboy who loved you so true
Reaffirming the genuine love from the cowboy
As you go to your home by the ocean
Wishing the person well in their new home by the ocean
May you never forget those sweet hours
Encouraging the person not to forget the precious moments in the Red River Valley
That we spent in the Red River Valley
Recalling the time spent together in the Red River Valley and the exchanged love among the flowers
And the love we exchanged mid the flowers
Evoking memories of love shared in the natural beauty of the valley
Come and sit by my side if you love me
Repeating the invitation for the person to stay close if they love the speaker
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
Reiterating the request not to rush in saying goodbye
But remember the Red River Valley
Reminding the person of the significance of the Red River Valley
And the cowboy who loved you so true
Reaffirming the authentic love from the cowboy
Come and sit by my side if you love me
Issuing a final invitation for the person to stay close if there is love
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
Repeating the request not to rush in saying goodbye
But remember the Red River Valley
Emphasizing the lasting memory of the Red River Valley
And the cowboy who loved you so true
Reaffirming the sincere love from the cowboy
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