Barbara Allen- Williams (TN) 1932 Anderson C
[From: Geneva Anderson. "A Collection of ballads and songs from East Tennessee." Master's Thesis, University of North Carolina, 1932.
R. Matteson 2015]
C. Barbara Allen. Sent by Marlia Williams of Cosby, Cook County, from one of the students in her school.
1. It was in the merry month of May,
When red rose buds were swelling,
Sweet Willie on his death-bed lay,
For the love of Barbara Allen.
2. He sent his servants to the town,
If she be in her dwelling,
"Your love is sick and sent for you,
If your name be Barbara Allen!"
3. Slowly, so slowly she got up,
And slowly she went to him,
The first word[s] she spoke when she got there,
"Young man, I think you are dying."
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6. He turned his pale face to the wall,
And burst out crying, "Adieu! adieu,
And a long farewell
Adieu to Barbara Allen."