My lady love, she stands a-waitin' Far across the wide Missouri On the banks, I hear her callin' to me A-roll, a-rollaree Across the wide Missouri A-roll, a-rollaree Across the wide Missouri For seven years, I've been a-roamin' Seven years I left the valley Now I live just for my true love to see A-roll, a-rollaree Across the wide Missouri A-roll, a-rollaree Across the wide Missouri I'm pushin' on when dawn's a-breakin' Goin' 'cross the wide Missouri Where my love, she stands a-waitin' for me A-roll (a-rollaree), a-rollaree Across the wide Missouri A-roll (a-rollaree), a-rollaree Across the wide Missouri