Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4

Banks of the Ohio

I asked my love to take a walk
Just to walk a little way
And as we walked, and as we talked
Of our golden wedding day

Then only say that you'll be mine
In no other arms you'll find
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio

I drew a sword across her breast
Gently in my arms she pressed
Cryin' "Willy oh Willy don't you murder me
For I'm unprepared for eternity"

Chorus

I took her by her lily-white hand
I led her down where the waters stand
I picked her up and I pitched her in
And watched her as she floated down

Chorus

I started back home, 'twixt twelve and one
Cryin' "my God, what have I done?
I've murdered the only woman I love
Because she would not be my bride"

Chorus



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Writer(s): Pd Traditional, J Baird
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Other Album Tracks

  1. Banks of the Ohio
  2. You Are My Sunshine
  3. Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
  4. The Foggy Dew
  5. Molly Malone
  6. Old Maid's Song
  7. Oh, How He Lied
  8. Where the Old Allegheny and the Monongahela Flow
  9. Leatherwing Bat
  10. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier

All Album Tracks: American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4 >

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  2. Think Globally Sing Locally
  3. The Bottom Line Archive Series: In Their Own Words with Vin Scelsa (100th Birthday Celebration / 25th Anniversary Edition)
  4. Abiyoyo
  5. Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
  6. This Land is Your Land (Live at University of Tulsa, 1976) - Single
  7. Musical Moments to Remember: Pete Seeger (Remastered 2016)
  8. Pete Seeger Live
  9. Live At the Newport Folk Festival 1959 -1960
  10. Strangers and Cousins: Songs from His World Tour (Live)

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