| lyric | 1. I asked my love to take a walk,
to take a walk, just a little walk,
Down beside where the waters flow,
Down by the banks of the Ohio.
Chorus:
And only say, that you’ll be mine,
In no others arms entwine.
Down beside where the waters glow,
Down by tha banks of the Ohio.
2. I held a knife against her breast
As into my arms she pressed,
„Willie, oh Willie, don’t murder me,
I’m not prepared for eternity.“
3. I started home ’twixt twelve and one,
Crying „My God! What have 1 done?
Killed the only woman I loved,
Because she would not be my bride.“ |