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I ASKED MY LOVE TO TAKE A WALK, |
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TO TAKE A WALK, JUST A LITTLE WALK, |
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DOWN BESIDE WHERE THE WATERS FLOW, |
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DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE old OHIO. |
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AND ONLY SAY THAT YOU`LL BE MINE |
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IN NO OTHER'S ARMS ENTWINE, |
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DOWN BESIDE WHERE THE WATERS FLOW, |
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DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE old old OHIO. |
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I HELD A KNIFE AGAINST HER BREAST |
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AS INO MY ARMS SHE PRESSED, |
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SHE CRIED, "OH, WAIT, DON`T MURDER ME, |
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I`M NOT PREPEARED FOR ETERNITY." |
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AND ONLY SAY THAT YOU`LL BE MINE |
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IN NO OTHER'S ARMS ENTWINE |
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DOWN BESIDE WHERE THE WATERS FLOW |
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DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE old OHIO |
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I STARTED HOME `TWIXT TWELVE AND ONE, |
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I CRIED, "MY GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE? |
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KILLED THE ONLY WOMAN I LOVED, |
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BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT BE MY BRIDE." |
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AND ONLY SAY THAT YOU`LL BE MINE |
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IN NO OTHER'S ARMS ENTWINE, |
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DOWN BESIDE WHERE THE WATERS FLOW, |
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DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE OHIO. |
