Barbry Allen
from Heart of the Hills Vol. 3 by Mardell McCombs
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More medieval melodrama!
Including, but not limited too-
Murder, mysticism, magic, marriage, tragic love and cruel vengeance.
An elfin knight, a wicked sister and a Really Creepy Town.
Another talking bird. (A very fine bird.)
And a ram worthy of P. T. Barnum.
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lyrics
BARBRY ALLEN traditional
Twas in the merry month of May
When the green buds they were a'swelling
Young William Greene on his death bed lay
For the love of Barbry Allen
He sent a message to the town
To the place where she was a'dwellin
Saying master in sick and he sends for you
If your name be Barbry Allen
So holy, holy rose she up
And slowly came a'nigh him
And all that she said when she got there
Was young man I think you be dyin
Oh yes, I'm low, I'm very low
And death is on me a'dwellin
No better, no better I'll never be
If I can't have Barbry Allen
Oh yes, you're low, you're very low
And death is on you a'dwellin
No better, no better you'll never be
For you can't have Barbry Allen
For don't you remember in yonder's town
In yonder's town a'drinkin
You pledged your health to the ladies all round
And slighted Barbry Allen
Oh yes, I remember in yonder's town
In yonder's town a'drinkin
I gave my health to the ladies all round
But my heart to Barbry Allen
He turned his pale face to the wall
And death was on him a'dwellin
Adieu, adieu, sweet friends one and all
Adieu, sweet Barbry Allen
And as she crossed the fields for home
She heard the death bell a'knellin
And every stroke it seemed to say
Hard hearted Barbry Allen
Oh mother, mother, make my bed
Make it soft and narrow
My love he has died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow
They buried him in the old church tower
And buried Barbry a'nigh him
And out of his heart there grew a red rose
And out of Barbry's a briar
They grew and they grew up the old church tower
Till they could grow no higher
And there they tied a true lover's knot
For all true love's to admire
Twas in the merry month of May
When the green buds they were a'swellin
Young William Greene on his death bed lay
For the love of Barbry Allen
Twas in the merry month of May
When the green buds they were a'swelling
Young William Greene on his death bed lay
For the love of Barbry Allen
He sent a message to the town
To the place where she was a'dwellin
Saying master in sick and he sends for you
If your name be Barbry Allen
So holy, holy rose she up
And slowly came a'nigh him
And all that she said when she got there
Was young man I think you be dyin
Oh yes, I'm low, I'm very low
And death is on me a'dwellin
No better, no better I'll never be
If I can't have Barbry Allen
Oh yes, you're low, you're very low
And death is on you a'dwellin
No better, no better you'll never be
For you can't have Barbry Allen
For don't you remember in yonder's town
In yonder's town a'drinkin
You pledged your health to the ladies all round
And slighted Barbry Allen
Oh yes, I remember in yonder's town
In yonder's town a'drinkin
I gave my health to the ladies all round
But my heart to Barbry Allen
He turned his pale face to the wall
And death was on him a'dwellin
Adieu, adieu, sweet friends one and all
Adieu, sweet Barbry Allen
And as she crossed the fields for home
She heard the death bell a'knellin
And every stroke it seemed to say
Hard hearted Barbry Allen
Oh mother, mother, make my bed
Make it soft and narrow
My love he has died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow
They buried him in the old church tower
And buried Barbry a'nigh him
And out of his heart there grew a red rose
And out of Barbry's a briar
They grew and they grew up the old church tower
Till they could grow no higher
And there they tied a true lover's knot
For all true love's to admire
Twas in the merry month of May
When the green buds they were a'swellin
Young William Greene on his death bed lay
For the love of Barbry Allen
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released September 16, 2019
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