Judy Henske on her "Judy Henske" album has a dynamite version of Little Omie Wise, which she sings as "Romy Wise". She give her typical wise-ass flippant intro to the song that gets titters from the audience, and then sings a beautiful, powerful, straight version that is among the best I've heard.

Try these chords: D G I'll tell you a story about Omie Wise

A7 D And how she was deluded by John Lewis's lies

This song is about a real homicide in the early 1800's and should therefore be sung with some respect for the victim, an orphan girl who was impregnated by John Lewis and murdered so that John would be free to marry a higher status woman. John was arrested for the murder and reportedly fled while out on bail. He was acquitted some years later when he returned home to face trial after the passions of the community had cooled.

And people wonder why I prefer folk music over pop!

--Finn