for my mother
Red River Valley
for SATB Voices with Keyboard Accompaniment
Traditional American
Folk Song
Soprano
Arranged by
Bern H. Herbolsheimer
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say
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me.
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you are go if you love
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you are go if you love
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say
side
p
1. From this
2. Come and
you are go if you love
say
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sim. (sempre legato)
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Copyright © 2005 Colla Voce Music, Inc.
4600 Sunset Ave., #83, Indianapolis, IN 46208
International Copyright Secured Made In USA All Rights Reserved
www.collavoce.com
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12
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 smile.
dieu.
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you
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boy
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a tempo
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poco rit.
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while.
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bright
cow
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poco rit.
path - way
loved you
poco rit.
shine.
ley.
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that
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sim.
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3
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poco rit.
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B.
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3
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ten. ten.
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poco rit.
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  atempo 
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mem
ber
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mem
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
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
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 

the
Red
Riv - er
Val
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
-
ber
the
Red
Riv - er
Val
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
Re - mem - ber the
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 
mem
-


ber
the

 
Red
Riv - er
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
 


-
Val
 
er
Val



3
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 
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cow
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-
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

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
 



 
boy who loved you

 
 ley.

rit.
 
 
  
quasi a tempo
 
so
 


ley
3
 
and the

-
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  
ley.

-
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
-
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ley.
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3
3
3
3
 



 


a tempo
 
 
-



Red Riv

rit.

  
true.





 




 






         

rit.
rit.
quasi a tempo
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   

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
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June 8, 1988
Seattle