Banks of the Ohio
Tragic Love Unveiled on the Banks of the Ohio
Lyrics
I asked my love to take a walk
I requested my love to go for a walk
Just to walk a little ways
Just a short stroll
And as we walked along we talked
While walking, we engaged in conversation
All about our wedding day
We discussed our upcoming wedding day
Only say that you'll be mine
Expressing a desire for commitment
In our home we'll happy be
Anticipating happiness in our home
down beside where the waters flow
Near the flowing waters
On the banks of the Ohio
By the banks of the Ohio
I took her by her lily white hand
I held her hand
I dragged her down that bank of sand
Forcibly brought her to a sandy bank
There I threw her in to drown
There, I pushed her into the water with the intention of drowning her
I watched her as she floated down
I observed her floating downstream
Returning home between twelve and one
Returning home around midnight
Thinking of what a deed I'd done
Reflecting on the grave act I had committed
I'd killed the girl I loved you see
I had killed the girl I loved
Because she would not marry me
Because she refused to marry me
The very next day about half passed four
The following day, around 4:30 PM
The sheriff's men knocked at my door
The sheriff's men arrived at my door
He said young man come now and go
The sheriff instructed me to accompany them
Down to the banks of the Ohio
To the banks of the Ohio
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