Down on the Banks of the Ohio

This item is part of the W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection, which includes some 400 individual song titles, most of which have multiple variants. Dr. Abrams recorded songs primarily from the Appalachian region of North Carolina from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed them in 1973. Like the I. G. Greer Collection, the titles contained in Abrams’ collection range from traditional Child Ballads to 19th century popular music to compositions of local origin.

North Carolina--Songs and music

Murder--Songs and music

Rivers--Songs and music

Unrequited love--Songs and music

Ballads

Folk music--Appalachian Region

I Asked My Love to Take a Walk

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Abrams, W. Amos (William Amos), 1904-1991

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Song texts

Manuscripts (Documents)

English

Text

On the Banks of the Ohio, Variant 1

Louise Comer, 1920-?. Aunt

student of Abrams.

Brown Older Ballads - Mostly British - 66, Randolph 160, Laws F 5