Merle Travis - Barbara Allen Lyrics

Lyrics Barbara Allen - Merle Travis



In scarlet Town where I was born
There was a fair maid dwelling
Made many a youth cry well a day
Her name was Barbara Allen
It was in the merry month of May
When green buds they were swelling
Sweet William came from the west country
And he courted Barbara Allen
He sent his servant unto her
To the place where she was dwelling
Said my master′s sick, bids me call for you
If your name be Barbara Allen
Well, slowly, slowly got she up
And slowly went she nigh him
But all she said as she passed his bed
Young man I think you're dying
Then lightly tripped she down the stairs
She heard those church bells tolling
And each bell seemed to say as it tolled
Hard hearted Barbara Allen
O, mother, mother go make my bed
And make it long and narrow
Sweet William died for me today
I′ll die for him tomorrow
They buried Barbara in the old church yard
They buried Sweet William beside her
Out of his grave grew a red, red rose
And out of hers a briar
They grew and grew up the old church wall
Till they could grow no higher
And at the top twined a lover's knot
The red rose and the briar



Writer(s): Arthur Garfunkle


Merle Travis - Merle Travis Fifty Favourites
Album Merle Travis Fifty Favourites
date of release
11-10-2010

1 Nine Pound Hammer
2 No Vacancy
3 Over By Number Nine
4 Philosophy
5 Pigmeat Strut
6 Sioux City Sue
7 Sixteen Tons
8 So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
9 Start Even
10 Steel Guitar Rag
11 Sweet Temptation
12 T for Texas
13 That's All
14 Three Times Seven
15 What A Shame
16 When My Baby Talks To Me
17 Done Rovin'
18 If We Never Meet Again
19 Over in Gloryland
20 Will the Circle Be Unbroken'
21 Ain't That a Crying Shame
22 Blues, Stay Away from Me
23 Cincinnati Lou
24 Crazy Boogie
25 Dark As a Dungeon
26 Divorce Me C.O.D.
27 Fat Gal
28 I Am a Pilgrim
29 I Like My Chicken Frying Size
30 I'm a Natural Born Gambling Man
31 I'm Sick and Tired of You Now
32 John Henry
33 Kentucky Means Paradise
34 Lawdy What a Girl
35 Lost John
36 Louisiana Boogie
37 Merle s Boogie Woogie
38 Missouri
39 Guitar Rag
40 Muskrat
41 Good Bye My Bluebells
42 John Bolin
43 Re-Enlistment Blues
44 Possum Up a Simmon Tree
45 Barbara Allen
46 Saturday Night Shuffle
47 I'll See You In My Dreams
48 Hominy Girls
49 Liza Jane




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