Barbara Allen (midi)

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1. 'Twas in the merry month of May, when flowers were all bloomin',

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sweet William on his death bed lay, for the love of Barb'ry Allen.

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2. He sent his servant to the town, the town where she did dwell in,

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sayin', "Master dear has sent me here, if your name be Barb'ry Allen.

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3. Slowly, slowly she got up, and slowly she went to him,

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and all she said when she got there, "Young man I think you're dyin'."

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4. He turned his face unto the wall, and death was in him wellin',

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"Goodbye, goodbye to my friends all, and goodbye to Barb'ry Allen."

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5. When he was dead and laid in grave,she heard the death bells knellin',

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and every stroke to her did say: "Hard-hearted Barb'ry Allen."

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6. "Oh mother, oh mother, go dig my grave, make it both long and narrow,

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sweet William died of love for me, and I will die of sorrow."

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7. "And father, oh father, go dig my grave, make it both long and narrow,

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sweet William died on yesterday, and I will die tomorrow."

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8. Barb'ry Allen was buried in the old church yard,

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sweet William was buried beside her;

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Out of William's heart, there grew a rose, out of Barb'ry Allen's a briar.

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9. They grew and grew in the old church yard,

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'til they could grow no higher;

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at the end they formed a true lovers' knot,

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and the rose grew 'round the briar.

(Everly Brothers)