Barbara Allen-Pete Seeger

[00:04.42]Barbara Allen-Judy Collins [00:25.55]Twas in the merry month of May [00:30.00]When green buds were swelling [00:33.17]A young man on his death bed [00:38.35]Lay for his lover Barbara Allen [00:49.09]He sent his servant unto town [00:53.77]Send it to her dwelling [00:58.09]My master's sick and It's sent for you [01:02.41]If your are Barbara Allen [01:13.45]Oh, slowly, slowly got she up [01:18.37]And slowly went she nigh him [01:22.40]And all she said When she got there was [01:27.47]My true love you're dying [01:37.22]He turned his pale face onto the wall, [01:42.80]And death was on him dwellin'. [01:54.44]"Adieu, Adieu, to my sweet friends all, [01:59.89]Be kind to Barbara Allen." [02:04.07]AS She walked down the road upon [02:13.77]She saw his corpse a-comin'. [02:18.50]"Lay down, lay down the cold ground," she said, [02:24.52]"And let me gaze upon him." [02:37.44]Oh mother, mother make my bed, [02:42.23]Oh make it soft and narrow, [02:46.17]For my true love died today, [02:51.50]I'll die for him tomorrow." [03:03.00]They buried Barbara in the old church tower [03:10.61]They buried Sweet William beside her [03:14.09]From his grave grew a red, red rose [03:30.59]They grew up the top of old church tower [03:36.15]Till they could grow no higher [03:39.04]And at the top twined a lover's knot [03:48.20]The red rose and the briar [04:26.69]Arranged by Kidlang