Omie Wise

Omie Wise - Shirley Collins

Lyrics by：Dock Boggs/Roscoe Holcomb/Judy Henske

Composed by：Dock Boggs/Roscoe Holcomb/Judy Henske

I'll tell you all a story about little Omie Wise

How she was deluded by John Lewis's lies

He promised to marry her at Adams's springs

Said he'd bring her some jewels and many other fine things

So Omie she met him down at Adams's springs

And get up behind me Omie to Squires we'll go

She's got up behind him so carefree we'll go

They rode till they come where the river did flow

John Lewis John Lewis come tell me your mind

Now do you mean to marry me or leave me behind

Little Omie poor Omie I'll tell you my mind

I minded here to drown you and leave you behind

He stabbed her till heart her heart's blood did flow

Down into the river her body he threw

Two little boys were fishing just at the break of dawn

They spied poor little Omie come a-floating along

They arrested John Lewis they arrested him today

They buried little Omie down in the cold clay

My name it is John Lewis my name I'll never deny

I murdered little Omie I'll never reach the sky

Go hang me go kill me for I am that man

I drownded my true love down by the old mill dam

John Lewis was took a prisoner some six months or more

And then he broke jail into the army he did go