Omie Wise chords by Vandaveer
Verse 1
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Oh, listen to my story,
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I'll tell you no lies,
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How John Lewis did murder
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poor little Omie Wise.
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He told her to meet him
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at Adams's Springs.
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He promised her money and
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other fine things.
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So, fool- like she met him
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at Adams's Springs.
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No money he brought her nor
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other fine things.
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Verse 3
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"Go with me,
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little Omie, and away we will go.
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We'll go and get married and no
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one will know."
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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She climbed up behind him
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and away they did go,
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But off to the river where
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deep waters flow.
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"John Lewis, John Lewis,
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will you tell me your mind?
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Do you intend to marry me or
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leave me behind?"
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"Little Omie, little Omie, I'll
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tell you my mind.
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My mind is to drown you and
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leave you behind."
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"Have mercy on my baby
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and spare me my life,
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I'll go home as a beggar and nev
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er be your wife."
Interlude 2
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Verse 8
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He kissed her and hugged her
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and turned her around,
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Then pushed her in deep waters where
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he knew that she would drown.
Verse 9
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He got on his pony and away he did ride,
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As the screams of little Omie went
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down by his side.
Verse 10
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T'was on a Thursday morning,
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the rain was pouring down,
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When the people searched for
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Omie but she could not be found.
Verse 11
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Two boys went a- fishin'
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one fine summer day,
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And saw little Omie's body go floating
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away.
Interlude 3
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Verse 12
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They threw their net around her
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and drew her to the bank.
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Her clothes all wet and muddy,
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they laid her on a plank.
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Then sent for John Lewis to
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come to that place - -
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And brought her out before him so that
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he might see her face.
Verse 14
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He made no confession but they
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carried him to jail,
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No friends or relations would go
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on his bail.
Outro 1
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Omie Wise
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