Barbara Allen-Burl Ives

[ti:Barbara Allen] [ar:Burl Ives] [al:The Best of Burl Ives] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Barbara Allen - Burl Ives (布勒·埃夫斯) [00:05.08]In Scarlet Town where I was born [00:09.23]There was a fair maid dwellin' [00:13.26]Made every youth cry well a day [00:17.74]And Her name was Barbery Allen [00:21.89]It was in the merry merry month of May [00:26.81]When the green buds they were swellin' [00:31.00]Sweet William on his death bed lay [00:34.76]For the love of Barbery Allen [00:38.59]He sent his servant to the town [00:43.79]To the place where she was a-dwellin' [00:47.13]Cried Master bids you come to him [00:51.68]If your name be Barbery Allen [00:55.89]Then slowly slowly she got up [01:01.04]And slowly went she nigh him [01:04.82]And when she pulled the curtains back [01:08.45]Said Young man I think you're dyin' [01:12.82]Oh yes I'm sick I'm very very sick [01:16.32]And I never will be better [01:20.53]Until I have the love of one [01:24.96]The love of Barbery Allen [01:28.98]Oh can you not in yonder town [01:32.74]In the place where you were a-dwellin' [01:36.63]You gave a toast to the ladies all [01:40.68]But you slighted Barbery Allen [01:44.49]Oh yes I can I can it well [01:48.00]In the place where I was a-dwellin' [01:51.66]I give a toast to the ladies all [01:55.55]But my love to Barbery Allen [01:59.79] [02:00.60]Then lightly tripped she down the stairs [02:04.34]He trembled like an aspen [02:08.12]Tis vain tis vain my dear young man [02:13.75]To hone for Barbery Allen [02:17.04] [02:17.98]She walked out in the green green fields [02:23.74]She heard his death bells knellin' [02:28.43]And every stroke they seemed to say [02:32.56]Hard hearted Barbery Allen [02:36.16]Her eyes looked east her eyes looked west [02:40.77]She saw his pale corpse comin' [02:44.98]She cried Bearers bearers put him down [02:50.58]That I may look upon him [02:54.40]The more she looked the more she grieved [03:00.61]Until she burst out cryin' [03:04.81]She cried Bearers bearers take him off [03:10.16]For I am now a-dyin' [03:12.52] [03:13.33]Oh father oh father go dig my grave [03:19.18]Go dig it deep and narrow [03:24.70]Sweet William died for me today [03:29.10]I'll die for him tomorrow [03:33.66]They buried her in the old churchyard [03:38.85]Sweet William's grave was nigh her [03:44.11]And from his heart grew a red red rose [03:48.96]And from her heart a brier [03:53.34]They grew and they grew over the old church wall [03:59.69]Till they couldn't grow no higher [04:05.16]Until they tied a true lover's knot [04:10.77]The red rose and the brier