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)