With the last glint
Of sunlight
Your thumbprint
On my hand tight
And the waves whisper
For the sails to fall
Aye, aye
And the sky floods
With lovers' hues
And the moon rises
Fades into view
For the first kiss by the river's edge
Aye, aye
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Take me beside the river
Lead us in
Lead us in
Stay ever wide, O river
Lead us into you
So let the seas crash
And the oceans roar
Let the earth shake
And the great wind soar
I'll be right here
By the river's edge
Aye, aye
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As the ships roll by
I can hear them whisper
From three hundred miles
Away
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
O Shenandoah
I long to see you
And hear you, rollin' river
O Shenandoah
I long to see you
Away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri