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Barbara Allen 1 Traditional

15 Oct 1962 LIVE AT THE GASLIGHT 1962 GASLIGHT TAPES (T-104)

Gaslight Café, NYC - 15.oct.1962 In Charlotte town not far from here There was a fair maid dwellin' And her name was known both far and near And her name was Barbara Allen. 'T was in the merry month of may The green buds there were swellin' Poor William on his dead bed lay For a lover, Barbara Allen. He sent his man down to town To the place that she was dwellin' Sayin', "Master bids your company If your name is Barbara Allen." Oh slowly, slowly she got up To the place where he was lyin' And when she pulled the curtain by Said, "Young man I believe is dying." "Oh yes, oh yes i'm very sick And I sure not will get better Unless I have the love of one The love of Barbara Allen." "Don't you remember not long ago The day down in the tavern You toasted all the ladies there But you slighted Barbara Allen." "Oh yes, oh 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 till east, she looked till west She saw his pale corpse a-comin' Cryin', "Put him down and leave him nigh So I might gaze upon him." The more she gazed, the more she moaned Until she burst out cryin' Sayin', "I beg you come and take him 'way For my heart now too is a-dyin'." "Oh, father, father come 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 church yard 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 an' near An' her name was Barbara Allen.

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Barbara Allen 2

19 Oct 1988 STUCK INSIDE OF NEW YORK (T-155) 22 June 1991 GOLDEN VANITY (T-238) 29 June 1991 THE NEVER ENDING TOUR (T-203)

Radio City Music Hall, NYC - 19.oct.1988 Schlosspark, Bad Mergentheim GER - 22.jun.1991 Midfyn Festival, Ringe DK - 29.jun.1991 In Scarlet town where i was born There was a fair maid dwellin' And her name was known both far and near And they called her Barbara Allen. 'T was in the merry month of may The green buds there were swellin' Sweet William on his dead bed lay For the love of Barbara Allen. He sent his man down to town To the place that she was dwellin' Sayin', "Master bids your company If your name be Barbara Allen." Slowly, slowly she got up To the place where he was lyin' And when she pulled the curtain back Said, "Young man I believe you're dying." "Oh yes, oh yes i'm very sick And I'll sure not be better Unless I have the love of one The love of Barbara Allen." "Don't you remember that night ago The night down in the tavern You gave a toast to all the ladies there But you slighted Barbara Allen." "Oh yes, oh yes i remember it well That night down in the tavern I gave a toast to all the ladies there But i gave my heart to Barbara Allen." As she was walkin' in the yonder field She could hear them death bells a-knelling An' every toll seemed to say Hard hearted Barbara Allen The more they tolled, the more she wept Till her heart was filled with sorrow She says, "Sweet William dief for me today I'll die for him tomorrow." They buried her in the old church yard They buried him beside her And from her heart grew a red rose And from his heart a briar. They grew, they grew so awfully high Till they could grow no higher And there they tied a lover's knot The red rose and the briar.