My true love stands across the river far across the rolling river. On the banks I hear her calling. Away we're bound away across the wide Missouri. Oh Shennandoah I long to see you far across the rolling river.
My lady love, she stands a'waitin'. Far across the wide Missouri. On the banks I hear her callin' to me. . A-roll, a-rollaree. Across the wide Missouri.
J. Shirl/E. M. Drake. . My lady love, she stands a-waitin' far across the wide Missouri. On the banks I hear her callin' to me.. . Chorus:. A-roll, a-roll a-ree, across the wide Missouri. (Repeat line).