This version is excellent, and was the template for all the bluegrass,country and pop versions of the song.Has some verses that seem to have gotten lost in the latter versions, like this tune,gives a little more of the story and why he murdered his girl.
Here's my best effort: I asked my love to take a walk just to walk a little ways And as we walked a while we talk When shall be our wedding day We walked beneath the whispering Pines My heart was filled with love divine And as we neared the Riverside I asked her when she'd be my bride Just only say that you'll be mine In a little home we'll build so fine Down beside where the waters flow Down on the banks of the Ohio Kind sir your bride I can never be For another has declared for me And as she drew her hand from mine My heart was filled with sad repine I drew my knife upon her breast And in my arms she gently pressed Crying please don't murder me For I'm not prepared to die I took her by her golden curls And I dragged her down to the riverside And as I threw her into drown I watched her as she floated down I got home between 12 and one Thinking O what a deed I done I murdered the girl that I loved so well Because she would not be my bride
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This version is excellent, and was the template for all the bluegrass,country and pop versions of the song.Has some verses that seem to have gotten lost in the latter versions, like this tune,gives
a little more of the story and why he murdered his girl.
Never heard this version before. Has some verses I have never heard. Excellent rendition thanks for sharing.
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Thanks.
I just realized that the recording time of this song is very long for Victor records of the era.
Sounds like it plays too slow. Especially the fiddle.
original version, but i cant seem to find the original lyrics in writing. please anyone help us out
Hi did you end up getting the original lyrics to this song because I would like them as well?
@@briansullivan9487 no news so far. you found the original lyrics?
Here's my best effort:
I asked my love to take a walk
just to walk a little ways
And as we walked a while we talk
When shall be our wedding day
We walked beneath the whispering Pines
My heart was filled with love divine
And as we neared the Riverside
I asked her when she'd be my bride
Just only say that you'll be mine
In a little home we'll build so fine
Down beside where the waters flow
Down on the banks of the Ohio
Kind sir your bride I can never be
For another has declared for me
And as she drew her hand from mine
My heart was filled with sad repine
I drew my knife upon her breast
And in my arms she gently pressed
Crying please don't murder me
For I'm not prepared to die
I took her by her golden curls
And I dragged her down to the riverside
And as I threw her into drown
I watched her as she floated down
I got home between 12 and one
Thinking O what a deed I done
I murdered the girl that I loved so well
Because she would not be my bride