Banks Of The Ohio

I asked my love to take a walk
Just a little ways with me
And as we walked then we would talk
All about our wedding day

Darlin', say that you'll be mine
In our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio

I took her by her pretty white hand
I led her down that bank of sand
I plunged her in where she would drown
Lord, I saw her as she floated down

Darlin', say that you'll be mine
In our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio

Returning home between twelve and one
Thinking, Lord, what a deed I've done
I'd killed the girl I love, you see
Because she would not marry me

The very next day at half past four
The sheriff walked right to my door
He says, "Young man, don't try to run
You'll pay for this awful crime you've done"

Darlin', say that you'll be mine
In our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio