Banks Of The Ohio
Pokey LaFarge
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Banks Of The Ohio by Pokey LaFarge
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‘Banks Of The Ohio’ is LaFarge’s cover of the classic murder ballad in which a man “Willie” invites a young woman for a walk during which she rejects his marriage proposal. Once they are alone on the river bank, he murders her.
Banks Of The Ohio Lyrics
I asked my love to take a walk
Just a walk a little way
And as we walk, oh, may we talk
All about our wedding day
Only say that you'll be mine
In our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of The Ohio
I held a knife against her breast
As into my arms she prayed
She said "Willy, don't you murder me -
I'm unprepared for eternity"
I took her by her lily-white hands
And dragged her down that bank of sand
There I throwed her in to drown
I watched her as she floated down
Was walking home 'tween twelve and one
Thinking of what I'd done
I killed a girl, my love you see
'Cause she would not marry me
The very next morn', about half past four
The sherif came, he knocked on my door
He said young man, come now and go
To the banks of The Ohio
Banks Of The Ohio Q&A
Who wrote Banks Of The Ohio's ?
Banks Of The Ohio was written by Pokey LaFarge.
When did Pokey LaFarge release Banks Of The Ohio?
Pokey LaFarge released Banks Of The Ohio on Fri Sep 18 2020.