Chorus:

Up along the Ohio RiverÂ
Over on the old Kentucky shoreÂ
Once dwelt a fair young maidenÂ
Now there's a crepe upon her doorÂ

I walk down to the graveyardÂ
Down by the Church of GodÂ
I looked upon the one I loveÂ
That would soon be covered with sodÂ

Repeat ChorusÂ

The angels took my darlin'Â
God needed the one I loveÂ
I reached the old Kentucky shore too lateÂ
I'll make my plans and meet her up aboveÂ

The last words that my darling spokeÂ
Was tell the one I love goodbyeÂ
I'd like to see him before I goÂ
But I'll meet him in the skyÂ