Omie Wise Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Am][Em]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
Oh, [Am]listen to my story,
I'll [G]tell you no lies,
How [Am]John Lewis did murder poor
[Eb]little [Am]OmieW[G#m]ise.[Am]
He told her to meet him
at [G]Adams's Springs.
He [Am]promised her money and oth
[Em]er f[Am]ine things[G#m].[Am]

[Verse 2]
So, [Am]fool-like she she met him
at [G]Adams's Springs.
No [Am]money [G#m]he bro[Am]ught

[Verse 3]
her nor other fine things.
[Am]
"Go with me,
little Omie, and [G]away we will go.
We'll [Am]go and get married and
[G]no one will [Am]know."

[Verse 4]
She [Am]climbed up behind him
and [G]away they did go,
But [Am]off to the river where
deep wa[G]ters [Am]flow.

[Verse 5]
[Am]
"John Lewis, John Lewis,
will you [G]tell me your mind?
Do [G#m]you intend to[Am] marry me or
[E]leave [Am]me behind?"

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

[Interlude 1]
behind."
[Am][G#m][Am][G][Am]
[Em][Am]

[Verse 7]
"Have [Am]mercy on my baby
and [G]spare me my life,
I'll [Am]go ho[G#m]me as [Am]a beggar and
nev[Em]er be[Eb] you[Am]r wife."

[Verse 8]
He [Am]kissed her and hugged her
and [G]turned her around,
Then [Am]pushed her [G#m]in dee[Am]p waters where
he [Em]knew [Am]that she 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
down [G]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
[G]she could not be found.
[Am]

[Verse 11]
Two boys went a-fishin' one
one [G]fine summer day,
And [Am]saw little Omie's body go
float[Em]ing a[Am]way.

[Interlude 2]
[Em][Am]

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

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

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

[Outro 1]
[Am][Em][Am]