Ommie Wise-Preston Young

[ti:Ommie Wise] [ar:G. B. Grayson] [al:The Roots Of Mumford & Sons] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Ommie Wise - Preston Young [00:13.77]I'll tell you all a story about ommie wise [00:19.17] [00:19.87]How she was deluded by john lewis's lies [00:24.75] [00:36.35]He told her to meet him at adams's spring [00:41.29] [00:41.81]He'd bring her some money [00:44.64]And some other fine things [00:47.59]He brought her no money [00:50.37]Nor no other fine things [00:53.06]But get up behind me ommie [00:55.86]To squire elletts we'll go [00:58.08] [01:09.60]She got up behind him so carefully we'll go [01:14.69] [01:15.29]They rode till they came where deep waters did flow [01:20.17] [01:21.08]John lewis he concluded to tell her his mind [01:26.55]John lewis he concluded to leave her behind [01:31.55] [01:43.10]She threw her arms around him [01:46.03]John spare me my life [01:48.75]And I'll go distracted and never be your wife [01:54.48] [02:04.93]He threw her arms from around him [02:07.67]And into the water she plunged [02:10.31]John lewis he turned around [02:12.71]And rode back to adams's hall [02:15.19] [02:15.72]He went inquiring for ommie but [02:18.77]Ommie she is not here [02:21.13]She's gone to some neighbor's house [02:23.56]And won't be gone very long [02:25.79] [02:36.85]John lewis was took a prisoner [02:39.38]And locked up in the jail [02:41.99]Was locked up in the jail around [02:44.63]Was there to remain a while [02:47.20]John lewis he stayed there [02:49.58]For six months or maybe more [02:52.49]Until he broke jail into the army he did go