Little Omie Wise-Doc Watson

[ti:Little Omie Wise] [ar:Doc Watson] [al:Doc Watson] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Little Omie Wise - Doc Watson [00:14.51]Oh listen to my story I'll tell you no lies [00:21.00]How John Lewis did murder poor little omie wise [00:27.13] [00:29.02]He told her to meet him at Adams's springs [00:34.96] [00:35.63]He promised her money and other fine things [00:41.67] [00:43.40]So fool like she met him at Adams's springs [00:49.93]No money he brought her nor other fine things [00:55.91] [00:59.75]Go with me little omie and away we will go [01:05.50] [01:06.03]We'll go and get married and no one will know [01:12.34] [01:14.01]She climbed up behind him and away they did go [01:20.30]But off to the river where deep waters flow [01:26.83] [01:30.01]John Lewis John Lewis will you tell me your mind [01:35.90] [01:36.45]Do you intend to marry me or leave me behind [01:42.73] [01:44.60]Little omie little omie I'll tell you my mind [01:50.30] [01:51.05]My mind is to drown you and leave you behind [01:57.42] [02:13.16]Have mercy on my baby and spare me my life [02:19.11] [02:19.69]I'll go home as a beggar and never be your wife [02:26.39] [02:27.67]He kissed her and hugged her and turned her around [02:34.32]Then pushed her in deep waters where he knew that she would drown [02:40.47] [02:42.46]He got on his pony and away he did ride [02:48.89]As the screams of little omie went down by his side [02:55.10] [02:57.15]Taw's on a Thursday morning the rain was pouring down [03:03.72]When the people searched for omie but she could not be found [03:10.01] [03:11.78]Two boys went a fishin' one fine summer day [03:18.48]And saw little omie's body go floating away [03:24.81] [03:33.03]They threw their net around her and drew her to the bank [03:39.55]Her clothes all wet and muddy they laid her on a plank [03:45.82] [03:47.62]Then sent for John Lewis to come to that place [03:54.15]And brought her out before him so that he might see her face [04:01.85] [04:02.61]He made no confession but they carried him to jail [04:09.18]No friends or relations would go on his bail