[Verse 1] 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 A-roll, a-roll, a-ree Across the wide Missouri [Verse 2] 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] A-roll, a-roll, a-ree Across the wide Missouri A-roll, a-roll, a-ree Across the wide Missouri [Verse 3] I'm pushin' on when dawn's a-breakin' Goin' 'cross the wide Missouri Where my love, she stands a-waitin' For me [Chorus] A-roll, a-roll, a-ree Across the wide Missouri A-roll, a-roll, a-ree Across the wide Missouri