Peggy Seeger - Oma Wise lyrics

I'll sing you the story of little Oma Wise
How she was deluded by John Lewis's lies

He promised to meet her at Adams's Spring
Said he'd bring her some money
And some other fine thing
He brought her no money but
He flattered her case
Said, "We'll go and get married
There'll be no disgrace"

"So hop up behind me and away we will ride
We'll go and get married and
You'll be my bride"
She got up behind him and away they did go
Riding down to that river
Where deep water flows

"John Lewis, John Lewis, tell me your mind
Is your mind for to marry
Me or leave me behind?"
"Little Oma, Little Oma
I'll tell you my mind
My mind is to kill you and leave you behind"

"O pity, pity, spare me my life
And I'll go a-beggin'
I won't never be your wife"
"No pity, no pity, I won't spare your life
You won't go a beggin'
Nor you won't be my wife"

He hugged her
He kissed her and turned her around
Throwed her in the river where
He knowed she would drown

The people all come from the city and town
They're coming to that place where
Little Oma was drowned
They sent for John Lewis to
Come to that place
They set her up before him so
He could see her face

They took him to the jail
House and locked him inside you know
He would not have been there if
He had not killed his bride
From window to window, slowly he go
Looking down to that river
Where deep water flows