(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]

For seven years I've been a-roamin'. Seven years I left the valley. Now I live

just for my true love to see.

[Chorus]


I'm pushing on when dawn's a-breakin', goin' 'cross the wide Missouri where my
love, she stands a-waitin' for me.


A roll, (a-roll a-ree), a roll a-ree, across the wide Missouri. [Repeat]