Barbara Allen Lyrics - Unknown

1 T'was in the merry month of May

2 When flowers were a-bloomin'

3 Sweet Willie on his deathbed lay

4 For the love of Barbara Allen

5 He sent his servant to the town

6 The town where she did dwell in

7 Saying, "Master dear has sent me here

8 If your name is Barbara Allen."

9 Then slowly, slowly she got up

10 And slowly she went to him

11 And all she said when she got there

12 "Young man, I think you're dying."

13 "Oh don't you remember the other day

14 When we were in the tavern?

15 You drank your health to the ladies there

16 And you slighted Barbara Allen."

17 He turned his face unto the wall

18 He turned his back upon her

19 so long farewell to all my friends

20 Be kind to Barbara Allen"

21 She looked to the east, she looked to the west

22 She saw his corpse a-comin'

23 "Oh sit him down for me," she cried

24 "That I may gaze upon him."

25 The more she looked the more she grieved

26 She bursted out to cryin'

27 Sayin', "Pick me up and carry me home

28 For I feel like I am dyin'."

29 They buried Willie in the old churchyard

30 And Barbara in the new one

31 From Willie's grave there grew a rose

32 From Barbara's a green briar

33 They grew and grew to the old church wall

34 And could not grow no higher

35 And there they died in a true love-knot

36 The rosebush and the briar