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