O Shenandoah, I hear you calling,
Hio! you rolling river,
O Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
Hio! I'm bound away,
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Missouri she's a mighty river,
Hio! you rolling river,
When she rolls down her topsails shiver,
Hio! I'm bound away,
'Cross the wide Missouri.

Farewell, my dearest, I'm bound to leave you;
Hio! you rolling river,
O Shenandoah, I'll not deceive you,
Hio! I'm bound away,
'Cross the wide Missouri.