Intro :
I asked my love, to take a walk
Take a walk, just a li ttle ways,
And as we walked, along we talked
Of when would be, our wedding day.
And only say, that you'll be mine,
In no o thers arms entwi ned,
Down beside where the waters flow,
Down by the banks of the Ohi o.
I asked her if she'd marry me,
And my wife forever be,
She only turned her head a way
And had no othe r words to s ay.
I plunged a knife into her breast,
And told her she was going to rest,
She cried 'Oh Willie, don't murder me,
I'm not prepared for eternit y.'
I took her by her golden curls,
And drug her down to the river side,
And there I pushed her into drown,
And I watched her as s he floated do wn.
And going home between twelve and one,
And cried 'Oh Lord, What have I done,
I've killed the only girl I love,
Because she would not marry me.