G D
I asked my love, to take a walk
G
Take a walk, just a little ways,
C
And as we walked, along we talked
G D G
Of when would be, our wedding day.
[Chorus]
G D
And only say, that you'll be mine,
G
In no o thers arms entwined,
C
Down beside where the waters flow,
G D G
Down by the banks of the Ohio.
G D
I asked her if she'd marry me,
G
And my wife forever be,
C
She only turned her head away
G D G
And had no other words to say.
[Chorus]
G D
And only say, that you'll be mine,
G
In no o thers arms entwined,
C
Down beside where the waters flow,
G D G
Down by the banks of the Ohio.
G D
I plunged a knife into her breast,
G
And told her she was going to rest,
C
She cried 'Oh Willie, don't murder me,
G D G
I'm not prepared for eternity.'
G D
I took her by her golden curls,
G
And drug her down to the riverside,
C
And there I pushed her into drown,
G D G
And I watched her as she floated down.
[Chorus]
G D
And only say, that you'll be mine,
G
In no o thers arms entwined,
C
Down beside where the waters flow,
G D G
Down by the banks of the Ohio.
G D
And going home between twelve and one,
G
And cried 'Oh Lord, What have I done,
C
I've killed the only girl I love,
G D G
Because she would not marry me.
[Chorus]
G D
And only say, that you'll be mine,
G
In no o thers arms entwined,
C
Down beside where the waters flow,
G D G
Down by the banks of the Ohio.