Omie Wise

She promised to meet him

At Adam's this spring

Expecting some money

Or some other fine thing

No money no money

To flatter the case

We'll have to get married

So there'll be no disgrace

So jump you up Omie

And away we will ride

To yonder fair country

And I'll make you my bride

She jumped up behind him

And away they did go

To yonder far country

Where the deep waters flow

Now jump you down Omie

And I'll tell you my mind

My mind is to drown you

And to leave you behind

Oh no oh no

Please don't take my life

Oh I will deny you

And I'll not be your wife

Well he kicked and he cuffed her

To the worst understand

And he threw her in deep water

That flows through the land

They found her poor body

The following day

Run up on the river

Down the banks full of clay

And up spoke her mother

With a voice such a sting

No one but John Lewis

Could have done such a thing

They traced him up the river

To Dutch Charlie's Bend

For they found him in jail

For killin' a man

Go hang him go hang him

Was her mother's command

Throw him in deep water

That flows through the land

Go hang him go hang him

Was the judge's command

Throw him in deep water

That flows through the land