In Charlotte town, not far from here
There was a maid a-dwellin'
And her name was known both far and near
And her name was Barbara Allen

'Twas in the merry month of May
The green buds they were swellin'
Oh William on his death bed lay
For the love of Barabara Allen

He sent his man down to town
To the place where she was dwelling
Saying 'Master bids your company
If your name is Barbara Allen'

Oh slowly, slowly, she got up
To the place where he was lying
And when she pulled the curtain back
Said 'Young man, I beleive you're dyin'

'Oh, yes, oh yes, I'm very sick
And I sure will never get better
Unless I have the love of one
The love of Barbara Allen'

'Oh you remember not long ago,
A day down in the tavern
You toasted all the ladies there
But you slighted Barbara Allen'

'Ah yes, ah yes, I remember well
That day down in the tavern
I toasted all the ladies there
But I gave my heart to Barbara Allen'

She looked to the east, she looked to the west
She saw his bare corpe comin'
crying 'Put him down and leave him there
So that I might gaze upon him'

The more she gazed, the more she mourned
Until she burst out crying
Saying I beg you come and take him away
For my heart now too is a-dyin

Oh father father come and dig my grave
Dig it wide and narrow
For WIlliam died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow

They buried him in the old curchyard
They buried her beside him
And from his heart grew a red, red rose
And from her heart, a briar

They grew, they grew, so awful high
Till they could grow no higher
It was there they tied a lover's knot
The red rose and the briar

In Charlotte town, not far from here
There was a maid a-dwellin'
And her name was known both far and near
And her name was Barbara Allen

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