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This is a traditional river shanty, or work song, from workers on the Missouri River. There are many, many versions and additional verses possible. The verses given below are probably the most commonly known. The most widely accepted explanation of the text is that it tells a folk tale about a white settler, a trader, who falls in love with and courts a Native American girl who is daughter of Chief Shenandoah. Some of the alternate verses deal explicitly with his taking her across the Missouri river in a canoe. The music is written out on a separate page. Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
Away, you rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away, I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri. Oh, Shenandoah, I love your daughter,
Away, you rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Away, I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri. Oh, Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you,
Away, you rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you
Away, I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri. Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you,
Away, you rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Away, I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri. Lyrics | Hayley Westenra lyrics - Shenandoah lyrics
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