The Evolution of a Folk Tale

This song is based on a true story, and has been passed down through the generations. I learned it as "Omie Weiss", but most of the recordings I've come across are "Omie Wise" or "Naomi Wise".

This is great version by Ida Harper and the Coon Creek Girls:




Here is an early version by Roscoe Holcomb:




This version is by Doc Watson:





And of course Bob Dylan:




This is the modern version by Newtown: