"The Banks of the Wabash" has nothing in it about a girl gone wrong. It's a sweet song about a beautiful river and a long-lost love.

My father was one of those people who sings one phrase from a song, then stop. "Oh, the Moonlight's fair tonight along the Wabash" was one of those phrases. After years of hearing that one phrase, I finally looked up the song and added it to my collection of piano tunes.