Hi,
Finally finished Banks of the Ohio, another murder ballad, and I'm going to start on John Henry this week. It's difficult to portray the fight scene in a realistic way- I show him pulling a knife and forcing her to fall back into the water where she eventually drowns. I've used a pink pastel pallette to soften the image. Here are a few close-ups: Here's the villan sing the song
I asked my love to take a walk... He pulls a knife and plunges her into the Ohio River Stood and watched as she floated down... The lyrics