# Down on the Banks of the Ohio

## Classification

- Queue shelf: light
- Current website category: archive
- Research category: public-domain
- Rights status: public-domain-us
- Confidence: confirmed

## Writer / Source

Traditional; related to Banks of the Ohio title family unless a distinct modern song is intended

## Earliest Located Evidence

Traditional/early country ballad family

## Context

No website source text yet; matched to available Scrips ChordPro only if this is the intended arrangement.

## Rights Assessment

The package uses the current U.S. public-domain rule of thumb that U.S. works published before 1931 are public domain in 2026, while modern works and later arrangements need separate clearance. For traditional material, the underlying tune/text may be public domain while The Scrips arrangement and any modern variant source remain separate rights questions.

## Source Links

- https://archives.vwml.org/search?collectionfilter=RoudFS;RoudNumber=157

## Local Scrips Evidence

- Current source text: No text source yet
- Cleaned Scrips ChordPro source: Down on the Banks of the Ohio.chopro
- Existing site status: potential/reference
- Existing site notes: listed as potential song

## Scrips Arrangement Notes

The text/chords supplied here follow the Scrips working source where available. Differences from older printed or collected versions should be treated as arrangement choices unless separately documented.

## Chords / Key / Tuning

- Key: C
- Capo: 2
- Tuning/comment: Guitar - Standard

## Alternate Titles / Indexes

- Alternate titles: Banks of the Ohio
- Roud number: Roud 157

## Open Questions

- No current website source text was supplied in the queue.