Barbara Allen- Leary (ME) 1927 Barry C
[From British Ballads From Maine by Barry, Eckstorm, and Smyth, 1929, p. 195(A). This version has the rare "heart's blood" part of the gift's to Barbara Allen (mentioned by Child from Buchan).
R. Matteson 2015]
C. "Barbara Allen." An Irish form, taken down in 1927, by Mrs. Susie Carr Young from the recitation of Mrs. Leary, an old Irish lady.
1 "Do you remember when we danced,
My choice was Barbara Allen?
2. "Do you remember when we sang
My song was of Barbara Allen ?
3. "Do you remember when we dined,
My toast was Barbara Allen?
4. "There is a dish of my heart's blood
I shed for Barbara Allen.
5. "Now I am dying all for love,
And just one kiss would save."
["She refused the kiss."]