[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] Twas in the merry month of May When all the flowers were ablooming 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 adyin [Verse 6] Oh father my father go dig my grave Go dig it long and narrow Sweet William died for me today So Ill die for him tomorrow [Verse 7] Oh they buried her in the old churchyard Buried sweet William down beside her On Williams grave grew a red red rose On Barbaras 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 loves knot The red red rose round the briar
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