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.
And only say, that you'll be mine,
In no others arms entwine,
Down beside where the waters flow,
Down by the banks of the ohio.
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."
I started home 'twixt twelve and one,
Crying "My God! What have I done?
Killed the only woman I loved,
Becuase she would not be my bride."
Writer(s): Pd Traditional, J Baird
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