Tonalité : D minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Tell me no stories, tell me no lies
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But tell me of the story
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of little old Maywise
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I'll tell you no stories, tell you no lies
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How she was deluded
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by John Lewis' lies
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He told her to meet him
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at Adams' Spring
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He said, her money and another fine thing
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So fool -like,
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she met him at Adams' Spring
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No money did he bring her,
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all of the money
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Come with me, little old man,
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away we will go
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Off to get married
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where no one will know
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She climbed up behind him
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and away they did go
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But off to the river where
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deep waters flow
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John Lewis, John Lewis,
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tell me young man
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Do you intend to marry me
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or leave me behind?
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Little old man, little old man,
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I'll tell you no lie
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My mind is to drown you
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and leave you behind
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Have mercy on your baby, spare his life
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I'll go home as a beggar
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and never be your wife
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He beat her and banged her
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and drug her to the ground
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And he tossed her in the river
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where he knew that she would drown
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And climbed on his pony
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and away he did ride
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While the screams of little old Mae
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went down by the side
It was on a Thursday morning,
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the rains came pouring down
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The people searched for little Ome,
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but she could not be found
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Two boys went out fishing
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one fine summer day
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And they saw little Ome's body go floating
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They threw their nets around her,
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drug her to the ground
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Her clothes all wet and muddy,
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they laid her on a plank
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An d said for John Lewis
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to come to their place
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And they brought her out before him,
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so they might see his face
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Though he made no confession,
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they carried him off to jail
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No friend or relation
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would go on his deathbed
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They tried and acquitted him,
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he was deluded by his luck
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But on his deathbed
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he confessed
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to the murder of only one
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Thank You
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You
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