Banks of the Ohio Close-Ups
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Willie pulls a knife and forces her to fall into the water where she drowns. You can she her body floating in the water on the far left side.
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"I asked my love to take a walk- Just a walk a little way" The happy couple before he proposes marriage and she turns him down. Some suggest that she tells him she is too young to marry (Laws).
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In this scene he calmly sings the song as he watches her body float down.