| Lyrics: | OMIE WISE
Come all good people, I'd have you draw near,
A sorrowful story you
quickly shall hear;
A story I'll tell you about Omie Wise,
How she was deluded by Lewis's
lies.
She promised to marry and use me quite well;
But conduct contrary I sadly must
tell,
He promised to meet me at Adams's spring;
He promised me marriage and many fine
things.
Still nothing he gave, but yet flattered the case.
He says, "We'll be
married and have no disgrace,
Come get up behind me, we'll go up to town.
And there we'll
be married, in union be bound."
I got up behind him, and straightway did go
To the
bank of Deep River where the water did flow;
He says, "Now Naomi I'll tell you my mind,
I
intend here to drown you and leave you behind."
"O pity your infant and spare me my
life;
Let me go rejected and be not your wife;"
"No pity, no pity," this monster did
cry;
In Deep river's bottom your body shall lie."
The wretch then did choke her, as
we understand,
And threw her in the river below the milldam;
Be it murder or treason, O!
what a great crime,
To drown poor little Omie and leave her behind.
Omie was missing
they all did well know,
And hunting for her to the river did go;
And there found her
floating on the water so deep,
Which caused all the people to sigh and to weep.
The
neighbors were sent for to see the great sight,
While she lay floating all that long
night;
So early next morning the inquest was held;
The jury correctly the murder did
tell.
Note: In 1808, in Randolph County NC, Johnathan Lewis murdered
Naomi Wise, who
he had gotten with child and promised to marry.
Lewis escaped before
conviction.
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