Poor Naomi (Omie Wise), Lyric Variant 03

This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.

Wise, Naomi, 1789-1807 or 1808

Courtship--Songs and music

Murder--Songs and music

Ballads

Naomi Wise, Song Ballet of Little Oma Wise and Chinie, Naomi Wise - Spirit, Poor Annie, Little Omy Wise, Neommie Wise, John Lewis, Ellen Wise, Oma Wise, Poor Oma Wise, John Hall, Little Ona, Little Omie, Poor Omie, Little Omie Wise, The Ballad of Naomi Wise

AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967

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English

Text

Brown, North Carolina Ballads - 300 Randolph. 149 Laws. F 4 Combs. 64 Warner. 116 Sharp. 123

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