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Oh Riley why did you run?
Oh Riley why did you run?
Your daddy’s out searching the roads
Your mama waits by the phone
Your sisters they cry and they moan
Oh Riley why did you run?

Oh Riley where did you go?
Oh Riley where did you go?
The leaves will soon be covered with snow
And the wind will follow you where everywhere you go
The air will bite with the cold
Oh Riley where did you go?

Oh Riley please come home
Oh Riley please come home
It’s years you’ve been away
We think about you everyday
Our hope still remains
Oh Riley please come home