Omie Wise Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Oh, listen to my story,
I'll [G]tell you no lies,
How [Am]John Lewis did murder
poor [E]little Omie Wise.
[Am]He told her to meet him
[G]at Adams's Springs.
He [Am]promised her money and
[E]oth[Am]er fine things.

[Verse 2]
So, [Am]fool- like she met him
[G]at Adams's Springs.
No [Am]money he brought her nor
other [E]fine [Am]things.

[Verse 3]
"Go [Am]with me,
little Omie, and [G]away we will go.
We'll [Am]go and get married and no
one [E]will [Am]know."

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 4]
She [Am]climbed up behind him
and [G]away they did go,
But [Am]off to the river where

[Verse 5]
deep waters flow.
[Am]
"John Lewis, John Lewis,
will [G]you tell me your mind?
Do [Am]you intend to marry me or

[Verse 6]
leave me behind?"
[Am]
"Little Omie, little Omie, I'll
[G]tell you my mind.
My [Am]mind is to drown you and

[Verse 7]
leave you behind."
[Am]
"Have mercy on my baby
and [G]spare me my life,
I'll [Am]go home as a beggar and nev
[E]er be your [Am]wife."

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 8]
He [Am]kissed her and hugged her
and [G]turned her around,
Then [Am]pushed her in deep waters where
he knew [E]that she [Am]would drown.

[Verse 9]
He [Am]got on his pony and a[G]way he did ride,
As [Am]the screams of little Omie went
[E]down by [Am]his side.

[Verse 10]
T'was [Am]on a Thursday morning,
the [G]rain was pouring down,
When the [Am]people searched for
Omie but she [E]could not be [Am]found.

[Verse 11]
Two [Am]boys went a- fishin'
[G]one fine summer day,
And [Am]saw little Omie's body go [E]floating
[Am]away.

[Interlude 3]
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[Verse 12]
[Am]They threw their net around her
and [G]drew her to the bank.
Her [Am]clothes all wet and muddy,
they [E]laid her on a [Am]plank.

[Verse 13]
Then sent for John [Am]Lewis to
[G]come to that place - -
And [Am]brought her out before him so that
[E]he might see [Am]her face.

[Verse 14]
[Am]He made no confession but they
[G]carried him to jail,
[Am]No friends or relations would go
[E]on his [Am]bail.

[Outro 1]
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