John Lewis said, "People, I'll tell you no lie
Of the way I murdered Little Omie Wise"
He told her to meet him at Adams' Spring
And he would bring her some money and other fine things
Foolishly she met him at Adams' Spring
And he brought her no money and other fine things
I'll tell you some history; I think it's not too late
Little Omie was murdered the year of 1808
"John Lewis, John Lewis, I'm afraid of your way
Your mind is to ramble and lead me astray"
"Little Omie, Little Omie, I'll tell you my mind
My mind is to drown you and leave you behind"
"Hop up behind me and away we will go
Down to the river where the deep water flows"
She hopped up behind him and away they did go
Down to the river where the deep water flows
He beat her and he banged her until she hardly could speak
And threw her in the river where the water's 20 ft deep
Little Omie was missing and the people did not know
And they gathered to gather and hunting, they did go
They rambled and rambled the whole world around
And poor Little Omie has never yet been found
But two little boys a-fishing on one Wednesday morn
They seen Little Omie's body come down in a storm
They threw their net around her
Pulled her to the bank
Her clothes was wet and muddy
And they layed her on a plank
They sent for John Lewis to come and see the sight
He had murdered his own true love and he did not deny it
They handcuffed John Lewis and taken him off to jail
Surrounded Little Omie's body and taken her to her grave
My name is John Lewis
A name I'll never deny
I murdered my own true lover
And now I'm ready to die