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Omie Wise
Dublin Core
Title
Omie Wise
Subject
Folk songs--North Carolina
Description
This is a hand-transcribed version of several lines of the ballad, "Omie Wise." A note on the reverse attributes this version to Mrs. Walter Phillips and gives the date 1967.
Creator
Bobby McMillon
Source
Bobby McMillon Collection, Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University
Publisher
Southern Appalachian Archives, Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, Mars Hill University
Date
1967
Contributor
Mrs. Walter Phillips
Rights
This item may be viewed, downloaded, and printed for personal and educational use, but any commercial use is prohibited without permission from the Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University. Questions may be directed to the Archivist at (828) 689-1262 or archives@mhu.edu.
Language
English
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Omie, poor Omie, little Omie Wise
How she was deluded by John Lewis's lies
Omie, little Omie, I'll tell you my mind
My mind it is to kill you and leave you behind.
He hugged her and kissed her and slung her around
Out into the deep water where he knew she would drown.
Two little babies sitting on the bank
Saw little Omie's body come flying down the way.
verso:
Mrs. Walter Phillips
1967
How she was deluded by John Lewis's lies
Omie, little Omie, I'll tell you my mind
My mind it is to kill you and leave you behind.
He hugged her and kissed her and slung her around
Out into the deep water where he knew she would drown.
Two little babies sitting on the bank
Saw little Omie's body come flying down the way.
verso:
Mrs. Walter Phillips
1967
Original Format
Handwritten text on pages 65 and 66 of a blue double-entry ledger.
Files
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Citation
Bobby McMillon, “Omie Wise,” Southern Appalachian Archives Mars Hill University, accessed October 23, 2026, https://southernappalachianarchives.org/items/show/977.