[00:00.000] 作曲 : Everly Isaac Donald
[00:05.981] In London City where I was born
[00:10.548] And where I got my learnin',
[00:14.969] I fell in love with a blue-eyed girl
[00:19.240] And her name was Barb'ru Allen.
[00:26.042] It was in the month of May
[00:29.780] When green buds they were swellin';
[00:33.953] Young William come from the western states
[00:38.531] And he courted Barb'ru Allen.
[00:44.428] Sometime then a little later on
[00:49.418] When the buds was bloomin',
[00:53.006] Young William on his death bed lay
[00:57.558] For the love of Barb'ru Allen.
[01:04.321] He sent his servant to the town
[01:07.200] To the town where she was dwellin':
[01:12.058] "My master's sick and he bids you come
[01:16.975] If your name be Barb'ru Allen."
[01:22.644] Slowly, slowly she got up
[01:26.935] And slowly she came nigh him,
[01:31.497] And all she said when she got there:
[01:35.642] "Young man, I think you're dyin'."
[01:41.622] "Oh, yes, I'm sick; I'm very sick
[01:45.469] And death is on me dwellin'.
[01:49.929] No better, no better I ever shall be
[01:54.935] If I can't have Barb'ru Allen."
[02:02.691] "Don't you remember the other day?
[02:07.355] You was in the tavern drinkin'.
[02:11.213] You gave a health to the ladies all around
[02:15.834] But you slighted Barb'ru Allen."
[02:21.499] "Yes, I remember the other day.
[02:26.304] I was in the tavern drinkin'.
[02:30.141] I made a health to the ladies all around;
[02:34.296] Gave my love to Barb'ru Allen."
[02:41.716] He turned his pale face to the wall
[02:46.740] For death was drawin' nigh him:
[02:50.902] "Farewell, farewell, my dear friends all.
[02:55.463] Be kind to Barb'ru Allen."
[03:02.443] As she was walkin' o'er the hill
[03:07.867] She heard the death-bells knellin',
[03:12.131] And every stroke, it seemed to say:
[03:16.100] "Hard-hearted Barb'ru Allen."
[03:22.355] She looked to the east and looked to the west.
[03:26.578] She saw his cold corpse comin'.
[03:31.386] The more she looked, the more she wept.
[03:35.418] She busted out a-cryin'.
[03:41.069] "Lay down, lay down that corpse," she said,
[03:44.835] "That I may look upon it."
[03:50.197] The more she looked, the more she wept.
[03:53.974] She busted out a-weepin'.
[03:59.980] "O mother, go and make my bed
[04:04.844] And make it long and narrow.
[04:09.729] William died for me today;
[04:13.546] I'll die for him tomorrow.
[04:19.537] "O father, O father, go dig my grave
[04:23.253] And dig it deep and narrow.
[04:28.138] Young William died for me today;
[04:32.581] I'll die for him tomorrow."
[04:39.169] They buried them both in the old church-yard.
[04:43.340] They buried her beside him.
[04:47.645] From William's grave grew a red, red rose.
[04:52.193] From Barb'ru's grew a briar.
[04:58.001] They grew and grew to the old church top
[05:02.141] Till they could grow no higher.
[05:06.457] They all tied up in a true love's knot.
[05:11.155] The rose run round the briar.