Banks Of Ohio
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Down by the banks of the Ohio
I asked my love to walk with me
To walk with me a little way
We strolled along where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio
Said I to her, "Will you be mine?"
Said she to me, "I must decline
My mother says too young am I
To love one man 'til the day I die"
I held her nigh against her breast
And gently in my arms she pressed
She cried, "Oh, please, don't murder me
I'm unprepared for eternity"
I took her by her dear white head
And placed her gently on the sand
And when the tide was high and deep
I kissed her into rest and sleep
I started back to the stone and pond
I cried, "My God, what have I done?
I murdered her, I ruined each child
Oh, why couldn't she have kept from crying?"
And she must say she will be mine
All would be well, all would be fine
And now she's there way down below
Down by the banks of the Ohio
Down by the banks of the Ohio