Barbara Allen
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All in the Dmerry Amonth of DMay
When green buds Gall were Aswelling
Sweet GWilliam on his Ddeathbed lay
For love of GBarbara DAllen A
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He sent his Dservant Ato the Dtown
The place where Gshe did Adwell in
Saying "GMaster dear has Dsent me here
If your name be GBarbara AAllen."
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Then slowly Dslowly Ashe got Dup
And slowly Gshe went Ato him
And Gall she said when Dthere she came
Was "Young man I Gthink you're Ddying." A
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"Don't you Dremember the Aother Dnight
When we were Gin the Atavern?
You Gdrank a toast to the Dladies there
And slighted GBarbara DAllen." G A
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He turned his Dface Aunto the Dwall
He turned his Gback Aupon her
"GAdieu adieu to Dall my friends
And be Gkind be Akind to Barbara DAllen."
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AAs she was Dwandering Ao'er the Dfields
She heard the Gdeath bell Aknelling
And Gevery note it Dseemed to say
"Hard-hearted GBarbara AAllen!"
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The more it Dtolled the Amore she Dgrieved
She bursted Gout a-Acrying
"Oh Gpick me up and Dcarry me home
I fear that I Gam Adying."
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They buried FWilly in the Cold church Fyard
And Barbara Bbin the Cnew one
And from BbWilliam's grave there Fgrew a rose
From Barbara's a Bbgreen Cbriar
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They grew and Fgrew in the Cold church Fyard
'Til they could Bbgrow no Chigher
And Bbthere they tied in a Ftrue lover's knot
The red rose Cand the Fbriar.