Barbara Allen
Ton : DEnglish
TwDas in the mAerry month of MDay
When green buds aGll were swDellin
Sweet WD7illiam oGn his dDeath bed lBmay
For lDove of BA7arbara ADllen.
He sent his sAervant to the tDown
To the place where sGhe was dDwellin
SayinD7g "You must cGome to my mDaster dBmear
If your nDame be BA7arb'ry ADllen."
So slowly sAlowly she got uDp
And slowly sGhe drew nDigh him
And the D7only wGords to hDim did sBmay
"Young mDan I tA7hink you're dDyin."
He turned his fAace unto the wDall
And death was iGn him wDellin
"Good-bD7ye good-bGye to myD friends alBml
Be gDood to BA7arb'ry ADllen."
When he was dAead and laid in gDrave
She heard the dGeath bells KDnellin
And evD7ery sGtroke to hDer did sBmay:
"Hard-hDearted BA7arb'ry ADllen."
"Oh mother oh mAother go dig my gDrave
Make it both lGong and nDarrow;
Sweet WiD7lliam dGied of lDove for mBme
And ID will dA7ie of sDorrow."
"And father oh fAather go dig my gDrave
Make it both lGong and nDarrow
Sweet WD7illiam dGied oDn yesterdBmay
And ID will dA7ie tomDorrow."
Barb'ry Allen was bAuried in the old church-yDard
Sweet William was bGuried beside Dher;
Out of SwD7eet William's hGeart there gDrew a rBmose
Out oDf Barb'ry AA7llen's a Dbriar.
They grew and gArew in the old church-yDard
Til they could gGrow no hDigher;
At the eD7nd they fGormed a true lDovers' kBmnot
And the rDose grew rA7ound the bDriar.