Poor Naomi (Omie Wise), Lyric Variant 03
 


Citation

“Poor Naomi (Omie Wise), Lyric Variant 03,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed December 10, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/31797.


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Title

Poor Naomi (Omie Wise), Lyric Variant 03

Description

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.

Subject

Wise, Naomi, 1789-1807 or 1808
Courtship--Songs and music
Murder--Songs and music
Ballads

Alternative Title

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

Publisher

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Contributor

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

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Text

Scholarly Classification

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

File name

113_PoorNaomi_Lyric_03