In Charlotte town not far from here There was a fair maid dwellin' And her name was known both far and near And her name was Barbara Allen 'Twas in the merry month of May Green buds they were swellin' Poor William on his death bed lay For the love of Barbara Allen He sent his man down to town To the place that she was dwellin' Sayin' Master Bids your company If your name is Barbara Allen Oh slowly slowly she got up To the place where he was lyin' And when she pulled the curtain back Said Young man I believe you're dying Oh yes oh yes I'm very sick And I shall never get better Unless I have the love of one The love of Barbara Allen Don't you remember not long ago The day down in the tavern You toasted all the ladies there But you slighted Barbara Allen Oh yes oh yes I remember well That day down in the tavern I toasted all the ladies there But I gave my heart to Barbara Allen She looked to the east she looked to the west She saw his pale corpse a comin' Cryin' Put him down and leave him there So I might gaze upon him The more she gazed the more she mourned Until she burst out cryin' Sayin' I beg you come and take him away For my heart now too is dyin' Oh father father come dig my grave Dig it wide an' narrow Poor William died for me today I'll die for him tomorrow They buried him in the old churchyard They buried her beside him And from his heart grew a red red rose And from her heart a briar They grew they grew so awful high Till they could grow no higher An' 'twas there they tied a lover's knot The red rose and the briar In Charlotte town not far from here There was a maid a dwellin' Had a name was known both far and near An' her name was Barbara Allen
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