arranged and adapted by arlo guthrie the missouri she s a might river away you rolling river the red man s camp lies on her borders away we re bound away across the wide missouri a white man loved an indian maiden away you rolling river with notions sweet his canoe was laden away we re bound away across the wide missouri o shenandoah i love your daughter away you rolling river i ll take her cross the rolling water away we re bound away across the wide missouri the chief disdained the trader s dollars away you rolling river my daughter never you shall follow away we re bound away across the wide missouri at last there came a yankee skipper away you rolling river he winked his eye and he tipped his flipper away we re bound away across the wide missouri he sold the chief that fire water away you rolling river and cross the river he stole his daughter away we re bound away across the wide missouri o shenandoah i long to hear you away you rolling river across the wide and rolling water away we re bound away across the wide missouri
['country rock', 'folk', 'folk rock', 'mellow gold', 'roots rock', 'singer-songwriter']