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