Down on the banks of the ohio

Down on the Banks of the Ohio
Traditional; related to Banks of the Ohio title family unless a distinct modern song is intended
Rights: public-domain-us

Verse:
Come my girl let's take a walk
Just a little ways away
While we walk along we'll talk
Talk about our wedding day

Chorus:
Only say that you'll be mine
And in our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
Down on the banks of the Ohio

Verse:
A simple phrase is all I need
Won't you take some time to think
No good to shed a single tear
For no one knows that we are here

Chorus:
Only say that you'll be mine
And in our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
Down on the banks of the Ohio

Verse:
Now taking her by her lily-white hand
I laid her down on the banks of sand
Pushed her off in the rushing flow
And from my heart the pain did go

Chorus:
Only say that you'll be mine
And in our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
Down on the banks of the Ohio

Verse:
Next day as I returned back home
I met the sheriff standing in the door
He said, "Young man, come with me and go
Down to the banks of the Ohio."

Chorus:
Only say that you'll be mine
And in our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
Down on the banks of the Ohio