Barbara Allen Lyrics - Emmylou Harris

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Was in the merry month of may
When all xxx flowers were a bloomin'
Sweet william on his death-bed lay
For the love of barbara allen.

He sent his servant to the town
To the place where she was dwelling
Said "you must come to my master's house
If your name be barbara allen."

So slowly slowly she gets up
And to his bedside going
She drew the curtains to one side
And says "young man you're dying."

"i know i'm sick and very low
And sorrow dwells within me
No better no better i never will be.
Til i have barbara allen."

"don't you remember last saturday night
When i was at the tavern
You gave your drinks to the ladies there
But you slighted barbara allen?"

He reached up his pale white hands
Intending for to touch her
She turned away from his bedside
And says "young man i won't have you."

He turned his cheek into the wall
And bursted out a crying
"what i do to thee i do to all
And i do to barbara allen."

She had not walked and reached the town
She heard the death bells ringing
And as they rolled they seemed to say
"hard-hearted barbara allen."

"oh mother oh mother go make my bed
Make it both long and narrow
Sweet william died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow."

Sweet william was buried in the old church yard
And barbara there anigh him
And out of his grave grew a red red rose
And out of hers a briar.

They grew and grew to the old churchyard
Where they couldn't grow no higher
And there they tied in a true love's knot.
The rose wrapped around the briar.

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