The Banks of the Ohio by The Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling Lyrics

[Verse One]
I asked my love to take a walk
Only for a little way
And as we walked we'd have a talk
Of our approaching wedding day

[Chorus]
Then only say that you'll be mine
And our home, so happy be
Down beside some water flow
On the banks of the Ohio

[Verse Two]
I drew a knife across her breast
As gently in my arms she pressed
Crying "Oh, Willie, don't you murder me
For I am unprepared to die"

[Chorus]
Then only say that you'll be mine
And our home, so happy be
Down beside some water flow
On the banks of the Ohio
[Verse Three]
I took her by her lily-white hand
I let her down to the river strand
I plunged her in where she would drown
And stood and watched as she floated down

[Chorus]
Then only say that you'll be mine
And our home, so happy be
Down beside some water flow
On the banks of the Ohio

[Verse Four]
While walking home 'tween twelve and one
Thinking of the deed I'd done
I killed the girl that I loved best
Because she would not be my bride

[Chorus]
Then only say that you'll be mine
And our home, so happy be
Down beside some water flow
On the banks of the Ohio