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Barbara Allen Lyrics
‘Twas round and about last Mai in the (side?)
When the green leaves were swellin’
That Young Jimmy Grove of the West Country
fell in llove with Barbrie Allen
He sent his men into the town
to the place where she was dwellin’
Oh will ye come to my master, dear
If ye name be Barbrie Allen
Then slowly, slowly got she up
And slowly came she nigh him;
And all she said when e'er she came,
“Young man I think you’re dyin’.”
Oh, yes I’m sick, I’m very sick
Indeed I think I'm dyin'
But a word from you will revive me again
Oh lovely Barbrie Allen
"Do you recall, young man," she said,
"When the red wine you were spillin'?
How you made the ladies' health(?) go 'round
And you slighted Barbrie Allen?"
And death was printed on his face
and all his heart(?) was stealin'
and he cried when she left his side,
"Hard-hearted Barbrie Allen!"
She was going over the field
she heard the death bell tollin'
and every sound the death bell gave---
"Hard-hearted Barbrie Allen!"
Oh mother, mother make me a bed
Oh make it soft and narrow
since Jimmy died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow.
When the green leaves were swellin’
That Young Jimmy Grove of the West Country
fell in llove with Barbrie Allen
He sent his men into the town
to the place where she was dwellin’
Oh will ye come to my master, dear
If ye name be Barbrie Allen
And slowly came she nigh him;
And all she said when e'er she came,
“Young man I think you’re dyin’.”
Indeed I think I'm dyin'
But a word from you will revive me again
Oh lovely Barbrie Allen
"When the red wine you were spillin'?
How you made the ladies' health(?) go 'round
And you slighted Barbrie Allen?"
and all his heart(?) was stealin'
and he cried when she left his side,
"Hard-hearted Barbrie Allen!"
she heard the death bell tollin'
and every sound the death bell gave---
"Hard-hearted Barbrie Allen!"
Oh make it soft and narrow
since Jimmy died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow.
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The first line should read, "It was in and about the Martinmas tide"
Well, at least I think so.
Wait, sorry, "'Twas round and about last Martinmas tide"
It was round and about last Martinmas tide When the green leaves were swellin' That young Jimmy Grove of the West Country Fell in love with Barb'ry Allen
He sent his men into the town To the place where she was dwellin' "Oh will you come to my master, dear, If your name be Barb'ry Allen?"
And slowly, slowly got she up And slowly came she nigh him And all she said when there she came "Young man, I think you're dyin'"
"Oh, yes, I'm sick, I'm very sick Indeed I think I'm dyin' But a word from you would revive me again Oh lovely Barb'ry Allen"
"Do you recall, young man," she said, "When the red wine you were spillin', How you made the ladies' health go round And you slighted Barb'ry Allen?"
And death is printed on his face And all his heart is stealin' And again he cried as she left his side "Hard-hearted Barb'ry Allen!"
As she was goin' over the field She heard the death bells tollin' And every sound that death bell gave: "Hard-hearted Barb'ry Allen!"
"Oh mother, mother make me a bed Oh make it soft and narrow Since Jimmy died for me today I'll die for him tomorrow"
Well, it looks like she sort of feels remorse for not helping him for such a silly little thing? Now she's going to die for him? I dunno, I'm bad at this.
Star-crossed lovers?