Banks Of The Ohio
Asked my love to take a walk
Just a little ways with me
And as we walked and we would talk
All about our weddingday
And only say that you'll be mine
In no others arms entwined
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio
I asked her if she'd marry me
And my wife forever be
She only turned her head away
And had no other words to say
And only say that you'll be mine
In no others arms entwined
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio
I plunged a knife into her breast
And told her she was going to rest
She cried: Oh Willy, don't murder me
I'm not prepared for eternity
I took her by her golden curls
I drug her down to the river-side
An I there threw her into drown
And I watched her as she floated down
And only say that you'll be mine
In no others arms entwined
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio
And going home between twelve and one
I cried: Lord, what have I've done?
I've killed the girl I love
Because she would not marry me
And only say that you'll be mine
In no others arms entwined
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio
Banks Of The Ohio
Perguntei ao meu amor para dar um passeio
É apenas a forma comigo
E enquanto caminhávamos e conversávamos
Tudo sobre a nossa weddingday
(Chorus)
E apenas dizer que você vai ser meu
Em nenhum braços entrelaçados outros
Ao lado onde o fluxo das águas
Nas margens do Ohio
Perguntei-lhe se ela se casar comigo
E minha esposa para sempre
Ela só virou a cabeça
E não tinha outras palavras para dizer
(Chorus)
Eu mergulhei uma faca em seu peito
E disse que ela estava indo para descansar
Ela chorou "Oh Willy, não me matar
Não estou preparado para a eternidade. "
Levei-a por seus cachos dourados
Eu droga ela até o rio do lado da
Um eu não jogou em afogar
E eu assisti enquanto ela flutuava para baixo
(Chorus)
E ir para casa entre doze e um
Eu chorei "Senhor, o que eu fiz?"
Eu matei a garota que eu amo
Porque ela não iria se casar comigo
(Chorus)
Composição: A.P. Carter