J. Shirl/E. M. Drake



My lady love, she stands a-waitin' far across the wide Missouri. On the banks I hear her callin' to me.



Chorus:

A-roll, a-roll a-ree, across the wide Missouri. (Repeat line)



For seven years I've been a-roamin'. Seven years I left the valley. Now I live just for my true love to see.



(Chorus)



I'm pushing on when dawn's a-breakin', goin' 'cross the wide Missouri where my love, she stands a-waitin' for me.



A roll, (a-roll a-ree), a roll a-ree, across the wide Missouri. (Repeat)