Well, I was born up in the mountains

Raised up in a desert town

And I never saw the Ocean

'Til I was close to your age now
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Hey-hey, hey, your rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Hey-hey, hey, only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
♪
I'm going back to San Angelo
♪
The ground is hard and the count is dry
But I'm gonna get my fill somehow

Rivers of corn, and wheat and rye
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Hey-hey, hey, your rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Hey-hey, hey, only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
♪
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Hey-hey, hey, your rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Hey-hey, hey, only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
♪
Now, red, red, river valley

Will she remember all the things we said?

And what's the chance that she'll remember

All those nights in the riverbed?
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Hey-hey, hey, your rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Hey-hey, hey, only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right