Barbara Allen

[Verse 1] T'was in the merry month of May When green buds all were swelling Sweet William on his death bed lay For love of Barbara Allen [Verse 2] He sent his servant to the town To the place where she was dwelling Saying, "You must come, to my master dear If your name be Barbara Allen" [Verse 3] So slowly, slowly she got up And slowly she drew nigh him And the only words to him did say "Young man, I think you're dying" [Verse 4] He turned his face unto the wall And death was in him welling "Goodbye, goodbye to my friends all Be good to Barbara Allen" [Verse 5] When he was dead and laid in grave She heard the death bells knelling And every stroke to her did say "Hard hearted Barbara Allen" [Verse 6] "Oh mother, oh mother, go dig my grave Make it both long and narrow Sweet William died of love for me And I will die of sorrow" [Verse 7] "And father, oh father, go dig my grave Make it both long and narrow Sweet William died on yesterday And I will die tomorrow" [Verse 8] Barbara Allen was buried in the old churchyard Sweet William was buried beside her Out of sweet William's heart, there grew a rose Out of Barbara Allen's, a briar [Verse 9] They grew and grew in the old churchyard Till they could grow no higher At the end they formed a true lover's knot And the rose grew round the briar