Tono: A
Introducción:
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I asked my love to take a walk
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Just to walk, a little ways
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And as we walked, then we could talk
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About our future wedding day
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I held a knife against his breast
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As into my arms she pressed
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She cried "my love, don't you murder me
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I'm not prepared for eternity"
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And in no others' arms entwine
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Down beside where the waters flow
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Down by the Banks of the Ohio
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I cried, "My God, what have I done?"
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I've killed the one I love tonight
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Because she would not be my bride
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Save my soul lord
Save my soul