Barbara Allen

[Verse 1] In London town where I was born There lived a fair maid dwelling Made every youth cry well away And her name was Barbara Allen [Verse 2] I sent a servant to your town Where Barbara she was dwelling My master sent and he sent for you If your name is Barbara Allen [Verse 3] T'was in the merry month of May When all the flowers were a-blooming A young man on his death bed lay For the love of Barbara Allen [Verse 4] Oh Nellie Mae on her way home Were the words so sweet love singing And as they sang they seemed to say Hard hearted Barbara Allen [Verse 5] Oh the more she ran oh the more she mourned 'Till she could not stop her crying Oh pick me up and take me home For I am surely a-dyin' [Verse 6] Oh father my father go dig my grave Go dig it long and narrow Sweet William died for me today So I'll die for him tomorrow [Verse 7] Oh they buried her in the old churchyard Buried sweet William down beside her On William's grave grew a red red rose On Barbara's grew a great briar [Verse 8] Oh it grew to the top of the old churchyard It grew till It could not grow no higher And there they tied in a true love's knot The red red rose 'round the briar