Omie Wise-Greg Graffin

[ti:Omie Wise] [ar:Greg Graffin] [al:Cold As The Clay] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Omie Wise - Greg Graffin [00:07.01]Come listen to my story I'll tell you no lies [00:12.70] [00:14.14]How john Lewis did murder a little Omie wise [00:19.84] [00:22.95]He asked her to meet him at Adam's spring [00:28.64] [00:30.25]Said he'd bring her money and other fine things [00:35.95] [00:38.71]So fool like she met him at Adam's spring [00:44.60] [00:45.85]No money he brought her nor other fine things [00:51.79] [01:10.46]John Lewis john Lewis won't you tell me your mind [01:16.12] [01:17.49]Do you intend to marry me or leave me behind [01:23.15] [01:26.42]Little Omie little Omie I will tell you my mind [01:32.02] [01:33.27]My plan is to drown you and leave you behind [01:38.98] [01:42.23]Have mercy on my baby and spare me my life [01:47.97] [01:49.35]I'll go home as a beggar and never be your wife [01:55.14] [02:13.87]He hugged her and he kissed her [02:17.42]And turned her around and threw her [02:21.93]In deep water where he knew that she [02:25.96]Would drown [02:26.59] [02:29.64]It was on one Thursday morning the rain came pouring down [02:35.29] [02:36.62]And they searched for Omie's body but it [02:40.60]Nowhere could be found [02:42.49] [02:45.40]Two boys went a fishin' one fine summer day [02:51.04] [02:52.39]And they saw little Omie's body go floating away [02:58.01] [03:16.95]They called for john Lewis to come to [03:21.92]That place so he could see her body and they could see his face [03:29.62] [03:32.73]Though he made no confession they threw him in jail [03:38.35] [03:39.66]No friend nor relation would go on his bail