The Songs of River Road

The Bride of Red River

River Road, Track 6 - 4:05
T Longbottom / G Pruden

The fur trade made widows of many a bride.

She roams the banks of old Red River
Old river flowing to the sea
She knows the banks of old Red River
Every creek and rock and tree

Once it is said she had a lover
She waited for him summerlong
He found a grave in old Red River
Muddy waters roll along

Chorus
She dreams of him and calls his name
When the winter nights grow long
She walks the banks they walked together 
the river rolls along

Her smiling bridegroom proud and strong
He held her on a sunlit day
White was the sail of that damn old York boat
Bright were his eyes as he sailed away
		
She walks the banks of old Red River
Old Red River flows along
Dark are the depths of that muddy water
Slow is her step and sad is her song

She roams the banks of old Red River
Old river flowing to the sea
She knows the banks of old Red River
Every creek and rock and tree