“Way Down the Ohio”
Description
Fragment: "Way down the Ohio my little boat I steered/In hopes that some pretty girl on the banks will appear/I'll hug her and kiss her till my mind is at ease/And I'll turn my back on her and court who I please"
Notes
This is very like the chorus of "Green Brier Shore (II)," itself a composite, but it lacks that song's theme of parental disapproval. And in this one, the young man's a cad. - PJS
Cross references
- cf. "The Green Brier Shore (II)" (lyrics)
References
- SharpAp 198, "Way Down the Ohio" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
- Roud #3616
- BI, ShAp2198