At General Delivery she picks up her mail
Her momma says Johnny just got out of jail
She hopes he don't know where she's at

How could she have ever loved that kind of cat

She remembers the dance in the moonlight

From the Hall to the back of his car
He taught her how to drink whiskey
Three chords on a pawn shop guitar


She remembers the first time he kissed her
Back when the feeling was new

And she sang the Red River Valley
For the cowboy who loved her so true


She's working each night at what she knows best
Hanging in bars with professional guests
She picks up a young buckaroo

Because he reminds of her of someone she knew

The telephone rings off the hook by her bed

The other ends Johnny with a gun to his head
He said "You always looked good in black"
The next thing she heard was a bone chilling crack


She pulls into town just at sunrise
Her momma has strong coffee on

She said "You know he's always been crazy
It's best for us all that he's gone."


So at the request of the family
A service was held for a few
And she sang the Red River Valley

For the cowboy who loved her so true

She remembered the dance in the moonlight

>From the Hall to the back of his car
He taught her how to drink whiskey
Three chords on a pawn shop guitar


She remembered the first time he kissed her
Back when the feeling was new

And she sang the Red River Valley
From the cowboy who loved her so true